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, CONTENTS
1 Introduction to Nursing Research
and Evidence-Based Practice, 1
2 Introduction to Quantitative Research, 31
3 Introduction to Qualitative Research, 66
4 Examining Ethics in Nursing Research, 93
5 Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses, 129
6 Understanding and Critically Appraising
the Literature Review, 162
7 Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks, 189
8 Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs, 210
9 Examining Populations and Samples in Research, 248
10 Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection
in Quantitative Research, 281
11 Understanding Statistics in Research, 317
12 Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative
Research for Nursing Practice, 361
13 Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice, 414
14 Outcomes Research, 466
Glossary, 500
Index, 515
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