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Polit & Beck's Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice
Twelfth, North American Edition by Dr. JANE M. FLANAGAN Ph.D., CHERYL TATANO BECK
12th Edition
,Table of Contents
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-
BASED PRACTICE ...................................................................................... 4
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment....... 4
Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice .................. 10
Chapter 3 Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research ......................... 17
PART 2 CONCEPTUALIZING AND PLANNING A STUDY TO GENERATE
EVIDENCE FOR NURSING ....................................................................... 25
Chapter 4: Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses .................................... 25
Chapter 5 Literature Reviews: Finding and Critically Appraising Evidence ............................... 32
Chapter 6 Theoretical Frameworks ........................................................................................... 40
Chapter 7 Ethics in Nursing Research ....................................................................................... 47
Chapter 8: Planning a Nursing Study ........................................................................................ 54
PART 3 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUANTITATIVE STUDIES TO
GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING .................................................... 61
Chapter 9: Quantitative Research Design ................................................................................ 61
Chapter 10: Rigor and Validity in Quantitative Research ......................................................... 68
Chapter 11: Specific Types of Quantitative Research ............................................................... 75
Chapter 12 Quality Improvement and Improvement Science .................................................. 83
Chapter 13: Sampling in Quantitative Research ....................................................................... 88
Chapter 14: Data Collection in Quantitative Research ............................................................. 95
Chapter 15: Measurement and Data Quality .......................................................................... 101
Chapter 16: Developing and Testing Self-Report Scales ......................................................... 108
Chapter 17: Descriptive Statistics ........................................................................................... 115
Chapter 18: Inferential Statistics ............................................................................................. 122
Chapter 19: Multivariate Statistics .......................................................................................... 129
Chapter 20: Processes of Quantitative Data Analysis ............................................................. 136
Chapter 21: Clinical Significance and Interpretation of Quantitative Results ......................... 143
,PART 4 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE STUDIES TO
GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING .................................................. 164
Chapter 22: Qualitative Research Design and Approaches ................................................... 164
Chapter 23: Sampling In Qualitative Research ........................................................................ 171
Chapter 24: Data Collection in Qualitative Research ............................................................. 178
Chapter 25: Qualitative Data Analysis..................................................................................... 197
Chapter 26: Trustworthiness and Rigor in Qualitative Research ........................................... 204
PART 5 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS STUDIES TO
GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING .................................................. 212
Chapter 27: Basics of Mixed Methods Research..................................................................... 212
Chapter 28: Developing Complex Nursing Interventions Using Mixed Methods Research.... 220
Chapter 29: Feasibility and Pilot Studies of Interventions Using Mixed Methods ................. 228
PART 6 BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR NURSING PRACTICE ..... 235
Chapter 30: Systematic Reviews of Research Evidence .......................................................... 235
Chapter 31: Applicability, Generalizability, and Relevance: Toward Practice-Based Evidence 242
Chapter 32: Disseminating Evidence: Reporting Research Findings ...................................... 270
Chapter 33: Writing Proposals to Generate Evidence ............................................................ 277
, PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based
Practice Environment
(ANSWER KEY AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER)
1. What is the highest priority for the importance of research in the nursing profession?
A) Research findings provide evidence for informing nurses' decisions and actions.
B) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice.
C) Document the role that nurses serve in society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of study.
2. Which group would be best served by clinical nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
3. In the United States, in what area does research play an important role in nursing?
A) Chronic illness
B) Credentialing and status
C) Nurses' personalities
D) Nurses' education
Polit & Beck's Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice
Twelfth, North American Edition by Dr. JANE M. FLANAGAN Ph.D., CHERYL TATANO BECK
12th Edition
,Table of Contents
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-
BASED PRACTICE ...................................................................................... 4
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment....... 4
Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice .................. 10
Chapter 3 Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research ......................... 17
PART 2 CONCEPTUALIZING AND PLANNING A STUDY TO GENERATE
EVIDENCE FOR NURSING ....................................................................... 25
Chapter 4: Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses .................................... 25
Chapter 5 Literature Reviews: Finding and Critically Appraising Evidence ............................... 32
Chapter 6 Theoretical Frameworks ........................................................................................... 40
Chapter 7 Ethics in Nursing Research ....................................................................................... 47
Chapter 8: Planning a Nursing Study ........................................................................................ 54
PART 3 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUANTITATIVE STUDIES TO
GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING .................................................... 61
Chapter 9: Quantitative Research Design ................................................................................ 61
Chapter 10: Rigor and Validity in Quantitative Research ......................................................... 68
Chapter 11: Specific Types of Quantitative Research ............................................................... 75
Chapter 12 Quality Improvement and Improvement Science .................................................. 83
Chapter 13: Sampling in Quantitative Research ....................................................................... 88
Chapter 14: Data Collection in Quantitative Research ............................................................. 95
Chapter 15: Measurement and Data Quality .......................................................................... 101
Chapter 16: Developing and Testing Self-Report Scales ......................................................... 108
Chapter 17: Descriptive Statistics ........................................................................................... 115
Chapter 18: Inferential Statistics ............................................................................................. 122
Chapter 19: Multivariate Statistics .......................................................................................... 129
Chapter 20: Processes of Quantitative Data Analysis ............................................................. 136
Chapter 21: Clinical Significance and Interpretation of Quantitative Results ......................... 143
,PART 4 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE STUDIES TO
GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING .................................................. 164
Chapter 22: Qualitative Research Design and Approaches ................................................... 164
Chapter 23: Sampling In Qualitative Research ........................................................................ 171
Chapter 24: Data Collection in Qualitative Research ............................................................. 178
Chapter 25: Qualitative Data Analysis..................................................................................... 197
Chapter 26: Trustworthiness and Rigor in Qualitative Research ........................................... 204
PART 5 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS STUDIES TO
GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING .................................................. 212
Chapter 27: Basics of Mixed Methods Research..................................................................... 212
Chapter 28: Developing Complex Nursing Interventions Using Mixed Methods Research.... 220
Chapter 29: Feasibility and Pilot Studies of Interventions Using Mixed Methods ................. 228
PART 6 BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR NURSING PRACTICE ..... 235
Chapter 30: Systematic Reviews of Research Evidence .......................................................... 235
Chapter 31: Applicability, Generalizability, and Relevance: Toward Practice-Based Evidence 242
Chapter 32: Disseminating Evidence: Reporting Research Findings ...................................... 270
Chapter 33: Writing Proposals to Generate Evidence ............................................................ 277
, PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based
Practice Environment
(ANSWER KEY AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER)
1. What is the highest priority for the importance of research in the nursing profession?
A) Research findings provide evidence for informing nurses' decisions and actions.
B) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice.
C) Document the role that nurses serve in society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of study.
2. Which group would be best served by clinical nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
3. In the United States, in what area does research play an important role in nursing?
A) Chronic illness
B) Credentialing and status
C) Nurses' personalities
D) Nurses' education
