Nursing research : reading, using and creating evidence /
Houser, Janet
Nursing research : reading, using and creating evidence / Janet Houser - Second edition. - Sudbury, Massachusetts : Jone and Bartlett Learning, c2012 - xxv, 546 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to research -- The importance of research as evidence in nursing -- The research process and ways of knowing -- Ethical and legal considerations in research -- Finding problems and writing questions -- The successful literature review -- Theoretical frameworks -- Selecting an appropriate research design -- The sampling strategy -- Measurement strategies -- Data collection methods -- Enhancing the validity of research -- Descriptive research questions and procedures -- Summarizing and reporting descriptive data -- Quantitative research questions and procedures -- Analysis and reporting of quantitative data -- Qualitative research questions and procedures -- Analyzing and reporting qualitative results -- Communicating research findings -- Translating research into practice.
Demostrates how to use research as the basis for successful nursing practice. Fully updated and revised, thi reader-friendly new edition provides students with fundamentals of appraising and utilizing research.
9781449624071
NURSING -- RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY
RT 81.5 .H68 2012
Nursing research : reading, using and creating evidence / Janet Houser - Second edition. - Sudbury, Massachusetts : Jone and Bartlett Learning, c2012 - xxv, 546 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to research -- The importance of research as evidence in nursing -- The research process and ways of knowing -- Ethical and legal considerations in research -- Finding problems and writing questions -- The successful literature review -- Theoretical frameworks -- Selecting an appropriate research design -- The sampling strategy -- Measurement strategies -- Data collection methods -- Enhancing the validity of research -- Descriptive research questions and procedures -- Summarizing and reporting descriptive data -- Quantitative research questions and procedures -- Analysis and reporting of quantitative data -- Qualitative research questions and procedures -- Analyzing and reporting qualitative results -- Communicating research findings -- Translating research into practice.
Demostrates how to use research as the basis for successful nursing practice. Fully updated and revised, thi reader-friendly new edition provides students with fundamentals of appraising and utilizing research.
9781449624071
NURSING -- RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY
RT 81.5 .H68 2012