Annotated bibliography: grant writing

This is the first in series of annotated bibliographies on research topics that will appear in the ANNA Journal. The bibliographies have been prepared by members of ANNA's Research Special Interest Group. Each bibliography focuses on a particular topic and includes reviews of research books and articles published in nursing and allied health journals in recent years. The series is intended to assist nephrology nurse researchers in locating resources to plan and implement research studies and to communicate and implement research findings. The annotation for each item includes a full citation, a brief summary, and a categorization of the content level. The topic covered in this first bibliography is grant writing. Contributors to the grant writing bibliography were Nancy Hoffart, Janel Parker, and Nancy Seaby. The next installment will cover the research proposal, abstract writing, and the conceptual framework. Topics to be covered in future articles will include: (a) research proposal development and literature review; (b) poster preparation, abstract writing, and collaborative research; (c) instrument references, instrumentation, and reliability and validity; (d) research question, design and methods, and sampling; and (e) statistics and general nursing research texts. The following key was used in rating the content level for each citation: Basic/Introductory--For professionals who have no previous research background. Intermediate--For professionals who possess some knowledge of the research process and terminology, and have participated in some research projects. Advanced--For professionals who possess broad knowledge and experience with research projects.