Understanding nursing research : building an evidence-based practice

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Burns, Nancy (Author), Gray, Jennifer , 1955- (Author), Grove, Susan K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Maryland Heights, Missouri : Elsevier Saunders , c2011
Edition:5th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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