.The lines in each article are sequentially numbered, which facilitates classroom discussions by allowing professors and students to pinpoint specific parts of an article.

.The articles have been carefully selected for use with students who are just beginning their study of research methods. The difficulty level will challenge but not overwhelm.

.Factual Questions at the end of each article draw students' attention to methodologically important points.

.Questions for Discussion request students' opinions on unique aspects of each article.

.Helps instructors avoid copyright infringement problems. The publisher has paid fees to the copyright holders for permission to include the research articles in this book.

. New to this edition: A copy of our Bonus Articles for A Cross Section of Nursing Research booklet is included free of charge.

.The research articles are classified under these major headings: .nonexperimental quantitative research
.true experimental research
.quasi-experimental research
.pre-experimental research
.qualitative research
.combined qualitative and quantitative research
.test reliability and validity research
.meta analysis.
The articles have been drawn from a wide variety of journals such as: .Behavior Modification
.Cancer Nursing
.Computers in Nursing
.Computers, Informatics, Nursing
.Health Education & Behavior
.Issues in Mental Health Nursing
.Journal for Nurses in Staff Development
.Journal of Community Health Nursing
.Journal of Gerontological Nursing
.Journal of Nursing Care Quality
.Journal of Pediatric Nursing
.Journal of Research in Nursing
.Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses
.Nurse Educator
.Nursing Research
.Psychological Reports
.Public Health Nursing
.Rehabilitation Nursing
.Research in Nursing & Health
.The Journal of Nursing Administration
.Western Journal of Nursing Research