Measurement in Nursing and Health Research

Editors: Waltz, Carolyn F., Strickland, Ora Lea and Lenz, Elizabeth R.
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Single-User Purchase Price: $115.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $172.50
ISBN: 978-0-82-617061-3
Category: Health & Medicine - Nursing
Image Count: 73
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

The Fifth Edition features the most current content,strategies, and procedures available with direct applicability to nurses and health researchers engaging in interprofessional research, collaboration,education, and evidence-based practice.

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Table of Contents

    • About the Authors
    • Contributors
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • I Basic Principles of Measurement
    • 1 Introduction to Measurement
    • 2 Operationalizing Nursing Concepts
    • 3 Measurement Theories and Frameworks - Satyshur Rosemarie DiMauro
    • II Understanding Measurement Design
    • 4 Strategies for Designing Measurement Tools and Procedures - Satyshur Rosemarie DiMauro
    • 5 Measurement Reliability
    • 6 Validity of Measures
    • 7 Standardized Approaches to Measurement
    • III Measurement via the Digital World
    • 8 Internet Data Collection
    • 9 Observational Methods
    • IV Instrumentation and Data-Collection Methods
    • 10 Content Analysis
    • 11 Interviews
    • 12 Questionnaires
    • 13 The Delphi Technique
    • 14 Visual Analog Scales
    • 15 Measurement of Physiological Variables Using Biomedical Instrumentation - Stone Kathleen S. and Frazier Susan K.
    • 16 Precision, Accuracy, and Uncertainty of Biophysical Measurements for Research and Practice - Ryan-Wenger Nancy A.
    • 17 Selection and Use of Existing Instruments
    • V Team Science
    • 18 Interprofessional Practice Measurement and Evaluation - Antol Susan
    • 19 Metrics and Benchmarking in Quality Improvement in Health Professions Education and Practice - With Scisney-Matlock Margaret
    • VI Measurement Issues
    • 20 Ethical Issues
    • 21 Measurement Issues in Qualitative Research - Hupcey Judith E. and Kitko Lisa
    • 22 Measurement Issues in Translational Science - Chlan Linda L. and Happ Mary Beth
    • 23 Other Measurement Issues