Measurement in Nursing and Health Research

, by Waltz, Carolyn Feher; Strickland, Ora; Lenz, Elizabeth R.

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ISBN: 9780826105073 | 0826105076
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/17/2010

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This fourth edition presents everything nurses and health researchers need to know about designing, testing, selecting, and evaluating instruments and methods for measuring in nursing. Thoroughly updated, this edition contains only the latest, most cutting-edge measurement instruments that have direct applicability for nurses and health researchers in a variety of roles, including students, clinicians, educators, researchers, administrators, and consultants.

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Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgment	p. xi
Basic Principles of Measurement
Introduction to Measurement	p. 3
Operationalizing Nursing Concepts	p. 27
Measurement Theories and Frameworks	p. 49
Understanding Measurement Design
Strategies for Designing Measurement Tools and Procedures	p. 91
Measurement Reliability	p. 145
Validity of Measures	p. 163
Standardized Approaches to Measurement	p. 203
Measurement Issues in Qualitative Research	p. 225
Measurement via the Digital World
Using Existing Administrative and National Databases	p. 241
Computer-Based Testing	p. 251
Internet Data Collection	p. 259
Instrumentation and Data Collection Methods
Observational Methods	p. 271
Content Analysis	p. 279
Interviews	p. 287
Questionnaires	p. 301
The Delphi Technique	p. 311
Visual Analog Scales	p. 319
Magnitude Estimation Scaling	p. 325
Guidelines for Writing Multiple-Choice Items	p. 329
Measurement of Physiological Variables Using Biomedical Instrumentation	p. 335
Evaluation of Measurement Precision, Accuracy, and Error in Biophysical Data for Clinical Research and Practice	p. 371
Collecting Sensitive Information	p. 385
Selection and Use of Existing Instruments	p. 393
Measurement Issues
Ethical Issues	p. 401
Issues in Measuring Quality Care	p. 417
Other Measurement Issues	p. 433
Index	p. 477
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