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Rose Marie Nieswiadomy, PhD, RN
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ProfessorgEmerita
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, To Dr. Rose Nieswiadomy
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May this edition of Foundations of Nursing Research become a tribute to
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your life’s work and may it continue to nurture those who seek
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to understand and promote research in nursing.
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g
Foundationsof g
NURSING g
RESEARCH
Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Catherine
g g g
gBailey
,Foundations of Nu g g
rsing Research g
Seventh Edition g
Rose Marie Nieswiadomy, PhD, RN
g g g g
ProfessorgEmerita
TexasgWoman’sgUniversityg
CollegegofgNursing
Catherine Bailey PhD, RN, CNE
g g g g
AssociategProfessor
TexasgWoman’sgUniversityg
CollegegofgNursing
330gHudsongStreet,gNY,gNYg10013
,Publisher:gJuliegAlexandergPortfoli
ogManager:gPamelagFullergEditoria
lgAssistant:gEringSullivan
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entgProducer:gMichaelgGiacobbegDevelopmentgEd
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esellgVicegPresident,gDirectorgofgMarketing:gMargaretgW
aplesgSeniorgProductgMarketinggManager:gPhoenixgHar
veygDirector,gDigitalgStudio:gAmygPeltier
DigitalgProjectgManager:gJeffgHenn
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CovergImage:gShutterstock
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dc23gLCgrecordgavailablegatghttps://lccn.loc.gov/2017001635
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ISBNg10: 0-13-416721-X
ISBNg13:g978-0-13-416721-3
, To Dr. Rose Nieswiadomy
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May this edition of Foundations of Nursing Research become a tribute to
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your life’s work and may it continue to nurture those who seek
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to understand and promote research in nursing.
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