Essentials of nursing research :

Polit, Denise F.

Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck. - 8th ed. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health /Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2014 . - xviii, 493 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Fundamentals of evidence-based nursing practice -- Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research -- Reading and critiquing research articles -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing research evidence in the literature -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research design -- Sampling and data collection in quantitative studies -- Measurement and data quality -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpretation in quantitative research -- Qualitative designs and approaches -- Sampling and data collection in qualitative studies -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Mixed methods and other special types of research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis.

9781451176797 (pbk.) 1451176791 (pbk.)

2012023962


Nursing--Research.
Nursing Research.
Evidence-Based Nursing.

RT81.5 / .P63 2014

610.73072

WY 20.5