http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
Focuses on evidence-based practice to demonstrate how the steps of the research process relate to evidence-based nursing. This text offers insights into understanding, appraising, and applying published research to evidence-based practice
1. Introduction to nursing research and evidence-based practice -- 2. Introduction to the quantitative research process -- 3. Introduction to the qualitative research process -- 4. Examining ethics in nursing research -- 5. Research problems, purposes, and hypotheses -- 6. Understanding the literature review in published studies -- 7. Understanding theory and research frameworks -- 8. Clarifying quantitative research designs -- 9. Examining populations and samples in research -- 10. Clarifying measurement and data collection in quantitative research -- 11. Understanding statistics in research -- 12. Critical appraisal of quantitative and qualitative research for nursing practice -- 13. Building an evidence-based nursing practice -- 14. Introduction to outcomes research
Nancy Burns, Susan K. Grove ; with special contributions by Jennifer Gray
Includes bibliographical references and index