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Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence
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Sixth Edition
By
Nancy Burns, PhD, RN, FCN, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX; Faith Community Nurse, St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Burleson, TX
Susan Grove, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, Associate Dean and Graduate Advisor, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX; Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Practice, Grand Prairie, TX
Description
With frequent examples from the best of the research literature, this authoritative textprovides you with a comprehensive foundation for
appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence for clinical practice. This new edition features an enhanced focus on research as the
foundation for evidence-based practice, along with improved readability and more background coverage of qualitative research. This textbook
prepares you to understand and apply research, and to go on to conduct original research.
Contents
Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research
1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
2. NEW! The Evolution
of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
3. Introduction to Quantitative Research
4. Introduction to Qualitative Research
Unit
Two: The Research Process
5. Research Problem and Purpose
6. Review of Relevant Literature
7. Frameworks
8. Objectives, Questions, and Hypotheses
9. Ethics in Research
10. Understanding Quantitative Research Design
11. Selecting a Research Design
12. Outcomes Research
13. Intervention Research
14. Sampling
15.
The Concepts of Measurement
16. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence for Practice
17. Collecting and Managing
Data
18. Introduction to Statistical Analysis
19. Using Statistics to Describe Variables
20. Using Statistics
to Examine Relationships
21. Using Statistics to Predict
22. Using Statistics to Examine Causality
23. Qualitative
Research Methodology
24. Interpreting Research Outcomes
25. Communicating Research Findings
Unit Three:
Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
26. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies
27. Strategies
for Promoting Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Unit Four: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
28.
Proposal Writing for Research Approval
29.
NEW FOCUS!
Seeking Funding for Research
Appendices
A.
NEW VERSION! Percentage Points of Student's Distribution
B. Percentage Points of the F Distribution
C. Critical Values
of the 2 Distribution
D. Statistical Power Tables ( = Effect Size)
Glossary
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Hardbound, 768 pages, publication date: OCT-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-5468-9
ISBN-10: 1-4160-5468-5
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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