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Master the research methods used as a foundation for evidence-based practice! Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research, 8th Edition provides a solid foundation in the appraisal, synthesis, and generation of research evidence for clinical nursing practice. Not only will you learn how to properly evaluate and use existing research evidence, but you'll also learn how to participate in research and quality improvement projects. Updated to reflect today's focus on online research and evidence-based practice, this edition includes clear, step-by-step guidelines to research procedures as well as many examples from current and classic literature. From an expert author team led by Jennifer Gray, this book helps you perform scholarly research for evidence-based practice.Emphasis on evidence-based practice helps you learn to generate research evidence and to appraise and synthesize existing research for application to clinical practice.Emphasis on qualitative research includes phenomenological research, grounded theory research, ethnographic research, exploratory-descriptive research, and historical research.Coverage of quantitative, qualitative, and other research methodologies gives you a solid foundation to conduct, appraise, and apply research evidence to the realities of today's clinical practice.Rich examples from the nursing literature bring research principles to life.Information on collecting digital data guides you through the use of online research.Clear, comprehensive coverage is organized into five units: 1) Introduction to Nursing Research, 2) The Research Process, 3) Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care, 4) Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research, and 5) Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research.NEW Mixed Methods Research chapter and emphasis covers this increasingly popular approach to research.NEW! Expanded emphasis on qualitative research provides more balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative methods, addressing the qualitative research methodologies that are often the starting point of research projects, particularly in magnet hospitals and DNP programs.ENHANCED emphasis on evidence-based practice addresses this key graduate-level QSEN competency.UPDATED emphasis on the most currently used research methodologies focuses on the methods used in both quantitative research and qualitative research, as well as outcomes research and mixed methods research.NEW! Quick-reference summaries are located inside the book's covers, including a table of research methods on the inside front cover and a list of types of research syntheses (with definitions) inside the back cover.NEW student resources on the Evolve companion website include 400 interactive review questions along with a library of 10 Elsevier research articles.NEW! Colorful design highlights key information such as tables and research examples
Contents
Unit One1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice3. Introduction to Quantitative Research4. Introduction to Qualitative ResearchUnit Two: The Research Process5. Research Problem and Purpose6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses7. Review of Relevant Literature8. Frameworks9. Ethics in Research10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods 11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods12. Qualitative Research Methods13. Outcomes Research14. Mixed Methods Research NEW!15. Sampling16. Measurement Concepts17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based PracticeUnit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based PracticeUnit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research20. Collecting and Managing Data21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships24. Using Statistics to Predict25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences26. Interpreting Research Outcomes27. Disseminating Research FindingsUnit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research28. Writing Research Proposals29. Seeking Funding for ResearchAppendicesAppendix A: Z Values TableAppendix B: Critical Values for Student's t DistributionAppendix C: Critical Values of r for Pearson Product Moment Correlation CoefficientAppendix D: Critical Values of F for ? = 0.05 and ? = 0.01Appendix E: Critical Values of the ?2 DistributionAppendix F: Statistical Power Tables (? = Effect Size)Glossary
