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Essentials of nursing research : methods, appraisal, and utilization/ Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck.

By: Polit, Denise F.
Contributor(s): Beck, Cheryl Tatano.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006Edition: 6th ed.Description: xii, 554 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0781749727; 9780781749725; 9780781782524.Other title: Nursing research.Subject(s): Nursing -- Research | Nursing -- Research -- Methodology | Nursing Research | Nursing -- Research -- Evaluation | Software | Health and Wellbeing | Medical research | NursingDDC classification: 610.7 POL
Contents:
Introducing research and its use in nursing practice -- Comprehending key concepts in qualitative and quantitative research -- Understanding the research process in qualitative and quantitative studies -- Reading research reports -- Reviewing the ethical aspects of a nursing study -- Scrutinizing research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing studies in the literature -- Examining the conceptual/theoretical basis of a study -- Scrutinizing quantitative research design -- Understanding qualitative research design -- Examining specific types of research -- Examining sampling plans -- Scrutinizing data collection methods -- Evaluating measurements and data quality -- Analyzing quantitative data -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Critiquing research reports -- Using research in evidence-based nursing practice.
Summary: This comprehensive nursing research textbook continues the expansion of coverage on qualitative research, including important issues for specific qualitative traditions such as ground theory, phenomenology and ethnography. This edition will offer a free companion Website, Connection.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Now in full color, the Sixth Edition of this highly acclaimed introductory research text continues to focus on how to read, understand, analyze, and evaluate research for use in nursing practice. This thoroughly updated edition has a greater focus on evidence-based practice, developing critiquing skills, and continued expansion of qualitative research. The text includes four full research reports, two of which have full written critiques.

A new Instructor's Resource CD-ROM includes PowerPoint slides and actual complete critiques (done by the author) which help faculty guide students' learning of how to critique research articles. The Student's CD-ROM has review questions and activity sheets which help increase comprehension, strengthen recall, and develop critiquing skills.

Title on CD-ROM: Polit & Beck's essentials of nursing research.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing research and its use in nursing practice -- Comprehending key concepts in qualitative and quantitative research -- Understanding the research process in qualitative and quantitative studies -- Reading research reports -- Reviewing the ethical aspects of a nursing study -- Scrutinizing research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing studies in the literature -- Examining the conceptual/theoretical basis of a study -- Scrutinizing quantitative research design -- Understanding qualitative research design -- Examining specific types of research -- Examining sampling plans -- Scrutinizing data collection methods -- Evaluating measurements and data quality -- Analyzing quantitative data -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Critiquing research reports -- Using research in evidence-based nursing practice.

This comprehensive nursing research textbook continues the expansion of coverage on qualitative research, including important issues for specific qualitative traditions such as ground theory, phenomenology and ethnography. This edition will offer a free companion Website, Connection.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I Overview of Nursing Research
  • Introducing Research and Its Use in Nursing Practice
  • Comprehending Key Concepts in Qualitative and Quantitative Research
  • Understanding the Research Process in Qualitative and Quantitative Research
  • Reading Research Reports
  • Understanding the Ethics of Nursing Research
  • Part II Preliminary Steps in the Research Process
  • Scrutinizing Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
  • Finding and Reviewing Studies in the Literature
  • Examining the Conceptual/Theoretical Basis of a Study
  • Part III Designs for Nursing Research
  • Scrutinizing Quantitative Research Design
  • Scrutinizing Qualitative Research Design
  • Examining Specific Types of Research
  • Evaluating Sampling Plans
  • Part IV Data Collection
  • Examining Data Collection Methods
  • Evaluating Data Quality and Measurements
  • Part V Data Analysis
  • Analyzing Quantitative Data
  • Analyzing Qualitative Data
  • Part VI Critical Appraisal and Utilization of Nursing Research
  • Critiquing Research Reports
  • Using Research in Evidence-Based Nursing Practice