The Practice of Nursing Research

Unit One. Introduction to Nursing Research§§1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research§§2. 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, Hypotheses, and Study Variables§§9. Ethics in Research§§10. Understanding Quantitative Research Design§§11. Selecting a Quantitative Research Design§§12. Qualitative Research Methodology§§13. Outcomes Research§§14. Intervention-Based Research§§15. Sampling§§16. Measurement Concepts§§17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence for Practice§§Unit Three. Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care§§18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies§§19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Evidence-Based Practice§§Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research§§ 20. Collecting and Managing Data§§21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis§§22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables§§23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships§§24. Using Statistics to Predict§§25. Using Statistics to Determine Differences§§26. Interpreting Research Outcomes§§27. Disseminating Research Findings§§Unit Five. Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research§§28. Writing Research Proposals§§29. Seeking Funding for Research§§Appendices Glossary§