Research round-up

Barriers to research implementation

Jean McIntosh

Developing and refining a new measurement tool

Johnathan Priest, Lois Thomas, Senga Bond

Psychometric analysis of assessment tools

Hazel E Watson

Validity and reliability of assessment tools

Bernard Gibbon

Biophysiologic measures in nursing practice and research

Jacqueline Oldham

Measurement scales in healthcare settings

Tracey Howe

Outcome instruments for nurses: how to find out more about them

Alison Brettle, Janet Heaton

The role of outcomes in the measurement of nursing

Beverley French

Editorial

Jacqueline Oldham