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Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health /Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2014 .Edition: 8th edDescription: xviii, 493 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781451176797 (pbk.)
  • 1451176791 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.73072 23
LOC classification:
  • RT81.5 .P63 2014
NLM classification:
  • WY 20.5
Contents:
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.
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Books Books Main Campus Library University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Stack RT81.5 .P63 2014 C.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 83253
Books Books Main Campus Library University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Stack RT81.5 .P63 2014 C.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 83252

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.

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