This second edition of the Encyclopedia of Nursing Research (ENR), like the first, is a comprehensive, yet concise and authoritative guide to existing nursing research literature. It charts the course of nursing research since 1983 when the first edition of the Annual Review of Nursing Research (ARNR) was published. The original edition of ENR, published in 1998, grew from a long-standing commitment of the publisher, Dr. Ursula Springer, to the field of nursing, and my commitment to nurse scholars around the globe. The original encyclopedia followed 15 years of publication of the ARNR series. This second edition of ENR follows publication of 22 volumes of ARNR and incorporates the research topics included in the ARNR series. Through these formative years of nursing science, I have had the privilege of serving as editor of the ARNR series and witnessing the rapid growth of knowledge and expertise in nursing research. Having served as editor for the first edition of ENR, I am joined in this edition by Meredith Wallace, the Associate Editor.
Nurse researchers and graduate students in nursing will be the primary audience for this edition of ENR. Yet, as with the first edition, nurses in all phases of education, from basic to doctoral, from formal university and college-based programs to continuing education offerings, within all health systems, will find this an important introduction to current nursing research topics. The alphabetical list of entries is provided to assist the reader in quickly finding the relevant term. While every effort was made to include the most comprehensive list of entries, based on both a literature review of key terms in journals and the ARNR series and the expert advice of the Advisory Board members, we are cognizant of the fact that some terms may have been overlooked. Thus, we encourage readers to advise us of new terms that should be added to the already extensive list.
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