Full Description
Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research, 8e augments the text and provides students with exercises for each text chapter that furthers their understanding and application of the text content. Critiquing opportunities abound in the Study Guide which includes eight full-length studies in their entirety representing a range of research types.Application Exercises are based on these studies and guide students in reading, understanding, and critiquing the studies. In addition, there are activities to support the learning of fundamental research terms and principles including fill in the blanks, matching exercises, and Study questions.
Contents
Part 1Practice1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment2. Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice3. Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles5. Ethics in ResearchPart 2: Preliminary Steps in Research6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature8. Theoretical and Conceptual FrameworksPart 3: Quantitative Research9. Quantitative Research Design10. Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies11. Measurement and Data Quality12. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data13. Rigor and Interpretation in Quantitative ResearchPart 4: Qualitative Research14. Qualitative Designs and Approaches15. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies16. Analysis of Qualitative Data17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative ResearchPart 5: Special Topics in Research18. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research19. Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis Appendix A: Weinert, et al, Computer Intervention Impact on Psychosocial Adaptation of Rural Women With Chronic ConditionsAppendix B: Cricco-Lizza, Rooting for the Breast: Breastfeeding Promotion in the NICUAppendix C: Yackel et al, A Nurse-Facilitated Depression Screening Program in an Army Primary Care Clinic: An Evidence-Based Project Appendix D: Jurgens et al, Why Do Elders Delay Responding to Heart Failure Symptoms?Appendix E: Byrne et al, Care Transition Experiences of Spousal Caregivers: From a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit to Home Appendix F: Cummings, Sharing a Traumatic Event: The Experience of the Listener and the Storyteller Within the DyadAppendix G: Nam et al, Effect of Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education in Ethnic Minorities With Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-AnalysisAppendix H: Beck, A Metaethnography of Traumatic Childbirth and its Aftermath: Amplifying Causal Looping Answer Key
