Nieswiadomy, Rose Marie

Foundations of nursing research / Nursing research Rose Marie Nieswiadomy - 5th ed - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, ℗♭2008 - xvi, 425 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Development of nursing research -- Ethical issues in nursing research -- An overview of quantitative research -- An overview of qualitative research -- Identifying nursing research problems -- Review of the literature -- Theory and nursing research -- Hypotheses and research questions -- Quantitative research designs -- Qualitative research designs -- Populations and samples -- Measurement and collection of data -- Data-collection methods -- Descriptive statistics -- Inferential statistics -- Presentation and discussion of study findings -- Communication and utilization of nursing research -- Evidence-based nursing practice -- Critique of quantitative research reports

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This book provides registered nurses with an easy-to understand description of nursing research. Everyone who reads this book, including people outside the nursing profession, agree that it is very readable and concise. Nursing Research on the Web sections have been added, increasing readers' interest in nursing research as they discover information available on the Internet. Concepts of evidence-based practice and outcomes research have been added. Excerpts from 58 published nursing research studies are integrated throughout the book. Most are from studies published in 2000. Self-tests are included. An invaluable reference book for registered nurses

0136129803 9780136129806 0131629808 9780131629806 9780131708082 0131708082

2007009231

GBA709687 bnb


Nursing--Research--Methodology
Nursing Research--methods
Research Design
Data Collection
Data Collection--methods

RT81.5 / .N54 2008

610.73

2007 F-751 WY 20.5 / N676f 2008