The Practice of Nursing Research, 8th Edition, is a comprehensive resource that provides a thorough understanding of the research methods used as a foundation for evidence-based practice in clinical nursing. It teaches how to evaluate and use existing research evidence and how to participate in research and quality improvement projects. The book also covers qualitative research methods, including phenomenological research, grounded theory research, ethnographic research, exploratory-descriptive research, and historical research. This edition includes clear, step-by-step guidelines to research procedures and examples from current and classic literature. It is an essential resource for nursing students, practicing nurses, researchers, and educators. The book was awarded first place in the 2017 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Nursing Research category.
Table of Contents
Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research
1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
3. Introduction to Quantitative Research
4. Introduction to Qualitative Research
Unit Two: The Research Process
5. Research Problem and Purpose
6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses
7. Review of Relevant Literature
8. Frameworks
9. Ethics in Research
10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods
11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods
12. Qualitative Research Methods
13. Outcomes Research
14. Mixed Methods Research NEW!
15. Sampling
16. Measurement Concepts
17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies
19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research
20. Collecting and Managing Data
21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis
22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables
23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships
24. Using Statistics to Predict
25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences
26. Interpreting Research Outcomes
27. Disseminating Research Findings
Unit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
28. Writing Research Proposals
29. Seeking Funding for Research
Appendices
Appendix A: Z Values Table
Appendix B: Critical Values for Student’s t Distribution
Appendix C: Critical Values of r for Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient
Appendix D: Critical Values of F for a = 0.05 and a = 0.01
Appendix E: Critical Values of the ?2 Distribution
Appendix F: Statistical Power Tables (? = Effect Size)
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Jamaica –
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