Now in its third edition, this classic text on measurement presents the basic principles and terminology, along with practical information, on how to design and implement measurement instruments in nursing and health care. A Doody's "5-star" selection, this resource is for nurses in a variety of roles, including student, educator, clinician, researcher, administrator and consultant. Also includes an appendix of data sources.

Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award!

Carolyn F. Waltz, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Director of International Activities at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She received her BSN and MS degrees in nursing from the University of Maryland and her doctorate in education with specialization in research, evaluation, and measurement from the University of Delaware. Dr. Waltz is an internationally recognized expert in the development of outcomes evaluation in clinical and educational settings. She has published extensively including award winning books and articles on research, measurement, nursing outcomes, program development and evaluation. She has provided numerous outcomes evaluations, consultants, presentations, and workshops to varied health care audiences nationally and internationally and is widely acknowledged as a pioneer in outcomes evaluation and research.

Ora Lea Strickland, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned a doctoral degree in child development and family relations from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro; a masters degree in maternal and child health nursing from Boston University, Massachusetts; and a bachelors degree in nursing from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro. She is the founder and senior editor of the Journal of Nursing Measurement. As an internationally known specialist in nursing research, measurement, evaluation, maternal and child health and parenting, Dr. Strickland has published widely in professional journals and books, and is called upon as a consultant by health care agencies, universities, government agencies, and community organizations. She has presented more than 200 lectures, speeches, and workshops, and her research has been featured in newspapers and magazines, as well as on radio and television.

Ora Lea Strickland, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Elizabeth R. Lenz, PhD, RN, FAAN is Dean of the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. Prior to assuming the deanship in September, 2001, she held faculty and academic administrative positions at Columbia University, The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Maryland, Georgetown University and Boston College. Lenz received her baccalaureate degree from DePauw University, Indiana, her masters degree from Boston College, and her doctorate in sociology from the University of Delaware. She is known for her work in doctoral nursing education and in nursing research career has focused on the family as the context for health and illness. Her most recent research concerns the outcomes and quality of nurse practitioner practice. She is on the Editorial Board of Nursing Outlook and between 1999 and 2001 served as an editor of Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice.