Julie's picks -- current nursing research articles April 2006

Rolfe G. Validity, trustworthiness and rigour: quality and the idea of qualitative research. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2006 Feb; 53(3): 304-10.

Keeney S. Hasson F. McKenna H. Consulting the oracle: ten lessons from using the Delphi technique in nursing research. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2006 Jan; 53(2): 205-12

Weaver K. Olson JK. Understanding paradigms used for nursing research. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2006 Feb; 53(4): 459-69.

Upton D. Upton P. Development of an evidence-based practice questionnaire for nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2006 Feb; 53(4): 454-8

Marklew A. Body positioning and its effect on oxygenation -- a literature review. Nursing in Critical Care. 2006 Jan-Feb; 11(1): 16-22

Lindberg DA. Integrative review of research related to meditation, spirituality, and the elderly. Geriatric Nursing. 2005 Nov-Dec; 26(6): 372-7

Pearson A. 30th Anniversary commentary on MacGuire J.M. (1990) Putting nursing research findings into practice: research utilization as an aspect of the management of a change. Journal of Advanced Nursing 15, 614-620. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2006 Jan; 53(1): 73-4. (6 ref)

Houldin A. Curtiss CP. Haylock PJ. Executive summary: the state of the science on nursing approaches to managing late and long-term sequelae of cancer and cancer treatment. American Journal of Nursing. 2006 Mar; 106(3): 54-9.

Marchiondo K. Teaching tools. Planning and implementing an evidence-based project. Nurse Educator. 2006 Jan-Feb; 31(1): 4-6

Pepler CJ. Edgar L. Frisch S. Rennick J. Swidzinski M. White C. Brown T. Gross J. Strategies to increase research-based practice: interplay with unit culture. Clinical Nurse Specialist. 2006 Jan-Feb; 20(1): 23-33.

Duffy ME. Using research to advance nursing practice. Resources for determining or evaluating sample size in quantitative research reports. Clinical Nurse Specialist. 2006 Jan-Feb; 20(1): 9-12.

Craig SE. Does nurse-led pre-operative assessment reduce the cancellation rate of elective surgical in-patient procedures?: a systematic review of the research literature. British Journal of Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing. 2005; 6(3): 41-7