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050			_aRT 81.5 .L63 2018
100			_aLoBiondo-Wood, Geri _eauthor
245		0	_aNursing research : _bmethods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice / _cGeri LoBiondo-Wood and Judith Haber
250			_aNinth edition.
260			_aMissouri : _bElsevier Science, _cc2018
300			_axviii, 531 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_aOverview of Research and Evidence-Based Practice -- Introduction -- References -- 1 Integrating research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement processes -- Learning outcomes -- Key terms -- Nursing research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement Types of research: Qualitative and quantitative -- Critical reading skills -- Strategies for critiquing research studies -- Overcoming barriers: Useful critiquing strategies -- Evidence-based practice and research -- Research articles: Format and style -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Definition of the purpose -- Literature review and theoretical framework -- Hypothesis/research question -- Research design -- Sampling -- Reliability and validity -- Procedures and collection methods -- Data analysis/results -- Discussion -- Recommendations and implications -- References -- Communicating results Systematic reviews: Meta-analyses, integrative reviews, and meta-syntheses -- Systematic reviews -- Clinical guidelines -- Quality improvement -- Key points -- Critical thinking challenges -- References -- 2 Research questions, hypotheses, and clinical questions -- Learning outcomes -- Key terms -- Developing and refining a research question: Study perspective -- Defining the research question -- Beginning the literature review -- Examining significance -- The fully developed research question -- Variables -- Population -- Testability -- Study purpose, aims, or objectives Developing the research hypothesis -- Relationship statement -- Testability -- Theory base -- Wording the hypothesis -- Statistical versus research hypotheses -- Directional versus nondirectional hypotheses -- Relationship between the hypothesis and the research design -- Developing and refining a clinical question: A consumer's perspective -- Appraisal for evidence-based practice the research question and hypothesis -- Critiquing the research question and hypothesis -- Key points -- Critical thinking challenges -- References -- 3 Gathering and appraising the literature -- Learning outcomes Key terms -- Review of the literature -- The literature review: the researcher's perspective -- Conducting a literature review: The EBP perspective -- Searching for evidence -- Sources of literature -- Preappraised literature -- Primary sources -- Performing an electronic search -- Why use an electronic database? -- Types of resources -- Print and electronic indexes: Books and journals -- Refereed journals -- Electronic: Bibliographic and abstract databases -- Electronic: Secondary or summary databases -- Internet: Search engines -- How far back must the search go? -- What do I need to know?
520			_aThis easy-to-understand textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to nursing research concepts and methods. Evidence-based practice is emphasised throughout, with clear guidelines for evaluating research and applying scientific evidence to practice. Coverage includes qualitative and quantitative research, appraising and critiquing research, critical thinking, and clinical decision-making using research information.
650			_aNURSING -- RESEARCH
700			_aHaber, Judith _eco-author
942			_2lcc _cBK
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