, Seventh Edition
Foundations of
NURSING
RESEARCH
Rose Marie Nieswiadomy
Catherine Bailey
,Foundations of
Nursing Research
Seventh Edition
Rose Marie Nieswiadomy, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita
Texas Woman’s University
College of Nursing
Catherine Bailey PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor
Texas Woman’s University
College of Nursing
330 Hudson Street, NY, NY 10013
, Publisher: Julie Alexander
Portfolio Manager: Pamela Fuller
Editorial Assistant: Erin Sullivan
Managing Content Producer: Melissa Bashe
Content Producer: Michael Giacobbe
Development Editor: Barbara Price
Interior and Cover Designer: Maria Guglielmo-Walsh
Vice President of Sales and Marketing: David Gesell
Vice President, Director of Marketing: Margaret Waples
Senior Product Marketing Manager: Phoenix Harvey
Director, Digital Studio: Amy Peltier
Digital Project Manager: Jeff Henn
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Nieswiadomy, Rose Marie, author.
Title: Foundations of nursing research / Rose Marie Nieswiadomy, PhD, RN,
Professor emerita, Texas Woman’s University, College of Nursing.
Description: Seventh edition. | Boston : Pearson, [2018] | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017001635| ISBN 9780134167213 | ISBN 013416721X
Subjects: LCSH: Nursing—Research—Methodology.
Classification: LCC RT81.5 .N54 2018 | DDC 610.73072—dc23 LC record available
at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017001635
2011000025
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ISBN 10: 0-13-416721-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13-416721-3
Foundations of
NURSING
RESEARCH
Rose Marie Nieswiadomy
Catherine Bailey
,Foundations of
Nursing Research
Seventh Edition
Rose Marie Nieswiadomy, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita
Texas Woman’s University
College of Nursing
Catherine Bailey PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor
Texas Woman’s University
College of Nursing
330 Hudson Street, NY, NY 10013
, Publisher: Julie Alexander
Portfolio Manager: Pamela Fuller
Editorial Assistant: Erin Sullivan
Managing Content Producer: Melissa Bashe
Content Producer: Michael Giacobbe
Development Editor: Barbara Price
Interior and Cover Designer: Maria Guglielmo-Walsh
Vice President of Sales and Marketing: David Gesell
Vice President, Director of Marketing: Margaret Waples
Senior Product Marketing Manager: Phoenix Harvey
Director, Digital Studio: Amy Peltier
Digital Project Manager: Jeff Henn
Full-Service Project Management: iEnergizer Aptara®, Ltd.
Cover Image: Shutterstock
Copyright © 2018, 2012, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United
States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the
publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form
or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding
permissions, request forms and the appropriate contacts within the Pearson Education Global Rights &
Permissions Department, please visit www.pearsoned.com/permissions/
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Nieswiadomy, Rose Marie, author.
Title: Foundations of nursing research / Rose Marie Nieswiadomy, PhD, RN,
Professor emerita, Texas Woman’s University, College of Nursing.
Description: Seventh edition. | Boston : Pearson, [2018] | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017001635| ISBN 9780134167213 | ISBN 013416721X
Subjects: LCSH: Nursing—Research—Methodology.
Classification: LCC RT81.5 .N54 2018 | DDC 610.73072—dc23 LC record available
at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017001635
2011000025
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ISBN 10: 0-13-416721-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13-416721-3
