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Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, PhD, FAAN, President, Humanalysis, Inc., Saratoga Springs, New York, Professor, Griffith University School of Nursing, Brisbane, Australia, Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.

By: Polit, Denise F [author.].
Contributor(s): Beck, Cheryl Tatano [author.].
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA : Wolters Kluwer Health, ©2018Edition: Ninth edition.Description: xxii, 442 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.Content type: text. ISBN: 9781496351296 .Subject(s): Nursing -- Research | Nursing Research | Evidence-Based NursingDDC classification: 610.73072 P75 Other classification: CHS/N
Contents:
Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Fundamentals of evidence-based nursing practice -- Key concepts and steps in quantitative and qualitative research -- Reading and critiquing research articles -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing research evidence in the literature -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research design -- Sampling and data collection in quantitative studies -- Qualitative designs and approaches -- Sampling and data collection in qualitative studies -- Mixed methods and other special types of research -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Interpretation and clinical significance in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis.
Summary: "Updated to reflect the latest innovations in research methods, this worldwide bestseller helps students learn how to read and critique research reports, speak the language of nursing research, and develop an appreciation of research to enhance nursing practice. AJN award-winning authors Denise Polit and Cheryl Beck present research essentials, dig into the research steps, and explore quantitative and qualitative research, igniting student curiosity and encouraging them to pursue a professional pathway that incorporates thoughtful appraisals of evidence."--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Fundamentals of evidence-based nursing practice -- Key concepts and steps in quantitative and qualitative research -- Reading and critiquing research articles -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing research evidence in the literature -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research design -- Sampling and data collection in quantitative studies -- Qualitative designs and approaches -- Sampling and data collection in qualitative studies -- Mixed methods and other special types of research -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Interpretation and clinical significance in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis.

"Updated to reflect the latest innovations in research methods, this worldwide bestseller helps students learn how to read and critique research reports, speak the language of nursing research, and develop an appreciation of research to enhance nursing practice. AJN award-winning authors Denise Polit and Cheryl Beck present research essentials, dig into the research steps, and explore quantitative and qualitative research, igniting student curiosity and encouraging them to pursue a professional pathway that incorporates thoughtful appraisals of evidence."--Back cover.

College of Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Nursing

In English.

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