The practice of nursing research : | appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence /

Grove, Susan K.

The practice of nursing research : appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence / Susan K. Grove, Nancy Burns, Jennifer Gray - 7th ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, c2013 - xvi, 732 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Unit 1. Introduction to nursing research. Discovering the world of nursing research -- Evolution of research in building evidence-based nursing practice -- Introduction to quantitative research -- Introduction to qualitative research -- Unit 2. The research process. Research problem and purpose -- Review of relevant literature -- Frameworks -- Objectives, questions, hypotheses, and study variables -- Ethics in research -- Understanding quantitative research design -- Selecting a quantitative research design -- Qualitative research methodology -- Outcomes research -- Intervention-based research -- Sampling -- Measurement concepts -- Measurement methods used in developing evidence-based practice -- Unit 3. Putting it all together for evidence-based health care. Critical appraisal of nursing studies -- Evidence synthesis and strategies for evidence-based practice -- Unit 4. Analyzing data, determining outcomes,a nd disseminating research. Collecting and managing data -- Introduction to statistical analysis -- Using statistics to describe variables -- Using statistics to examine relationships -- Using statistics to predict -- Using statistics to determine differences -- Interpreting research outcomes -- Disseminating research findings -- Unit 5. Proposing and seeking funding for research. Writing research proposals -- Seeking funding for research

9781455707362 (pbk.)


Nursing--Research--Methodology
Evidence-Based Nursing

610.73072 / Gr883T 2013


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