TY - BOOK AU - Tappen,Ruth M. TI - Advanced nursing research: from theory to practice SN - 9780763765682 (casebound) AV - RT81.5 .T37 2011 U1 - 610.73072 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Sudbury, MA PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Nursing KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Nursing Research KW - methods KW - Research Design N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Identifying a research topic -- Reviewing the literature -- Theory -- Quantitative or qualitative research? -- Experimental research designs -- Descriptive research designs, mixed methods, and meta-analysis -- Epidemiology and longitudinal designs -- Sampling -- Reliability -- Validity -- Trustworthiness of qualitative research -- Research ethics -- Participant recruitment -- Data collection : testing and observation -- Data collection : interviewing -- Internet, secondary analysis, and historical research -- Intervention -- Quantitative data management -- Basic quantitative data analysis -- Inferential analysis -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Presenting your research findings -- Publishing your research results -- Preparing research proposals -- Evidence-based practice -- Developing a program of research ER -