title: Measuring the dose of nursing intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To increase awareness of the many issues involved in measuring the dose of nursing intervention in nursing interventions effectiveness research.
  
  
  METHODS
  Identify critical issues in measurement of the dose of nursing intervention and discuss decisions regarding dosage measurement made in a study of the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A single method can be applied to resolve two critical issues in intervention dosage measurement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Those conducting nursing interventions effectiveness research must think explicitly about how intervention dosage will be measured and reported so that dosage can be replicated in research and practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Measuring and reporting the dose of nursing intervention in research is essential to the development of an evidence base adequate to support practice.
authors.affiliation: Office for Nursing Research, University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA, USA. david-reed@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Marita G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Titler
authors.forename: Joanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dochterman
authors.forename: Leah L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Shever
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanak
authors.forename: Debra M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Picone
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012107:Research Design; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data