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Understanding nursing research : building an evidence-based practice / Nancy Burns, Susan K. Grove ; with special contributions by Jennifer Gray.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Louis, MO : Saunders/Elsevier, c2011.Edition: 5th edDescription: xiii, 574 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781437707502 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.73072 22
LOC classification:
  • RT81.5 .B863 2011
NLM classification:
  • WY 20.5
Contents:
Introduction to nursing research and evidence-based practice -- Introduction to the quantitative research process -- Introduction to the qualitative research process -- Examining ethics in nursing research -- Research problems, purposes, and hypotheses -- Understanding the literature review in published studies -- Understanding theory and research frameworks -- Clarifying quantitative research designs -- Examining populations and samples in research -- Clarifying measurement and data collection in quantitative research -- Understanding statistics in research -- Critical appraisal of quantitative and qualitative research for nursing practice -- Building an evidence-based nursing practice -- Introduction to outcomes research.
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Books Books Main Campus Library University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Stack RT 81.5 .B863 2011 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 93254
Books Books Main Campus Library University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Stack RT 81.5 .B863 2011 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 93255
Books Books Main Campus Library University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Stack RT 81.5 .B863 2011 c.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 93252

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nursing research and evidence-based practice -- Introduction to the quantitative research process -- Introduction to the qualitative research process -- Examining ethics in nursing research -- Research problems, purposes, and hypotheses -- Understanding the literature review in published studies -- Understanding theory and research frameworks -- Clarifying quantitative research designs -- Examining populations and samples in research -- Clarifying measurement and data collection in quantitative research -- Understanding statistics in research -- Critical appraisal of quantitative and qualitative research for nursing practice -- Building an evidence-based nursing practice -- Introduction to outcomes research.

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