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Polit & Beck's Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice
Dr. JANE M. FLANAGAN
12th North American Edition
, Table of Contents (12th Edition)
Part 1: Foundations of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
• Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
• Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice
• Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research
• Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
• Literature Reviews: Finding and Critiquing Evidence
• Theoretical Frameworks
• Ethics in Nursing Research
Part 2: Conceptualizing and Planning a Study to Generate Evidence for Nursing
Part 3: Designing and Conducting Quantitative Studies
• Quantitative Research Design
• Rigor and Validity in Quantitative Research
• Specific Types of Quantitative Research
• Sampling in Quantitative Research
• Data Collection in Quantitative Research
• Measurement and Data Quality
• Statistical Analysis in Quantitative Research
• Interpretation of Quantitative Findings
Part 4: Qualitative Research
• Qualitative Research Design and Approaches
• Sampling in Qualitative Research
• Data Collection in Qualitative Research
• Qualitative Data Analysis
• Trustworthiness and Rigor in Qualitative Research
Part 5: Mixed Methods Research
• Basics of Mixed Methods Research
• Designing Mixed Methods Studies
• Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Data
• Evaluating Mixed Methods Research
Part 6: Building Evidence for Nursing Practice
• Systematic Reviews of Research Evidence
• Quality Improvement and Evidence-Based Practice
• Translating Evidence Into Practice
• Disseminating Research Findings
,Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
(All Answers Provided at the End of Every Chapter)
What is the highest priority for the
1. 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
4. What is the role of a consumer of nursing
research?
, A) Read research reports for relevant
findings.
B) Participate in generating evidence by
doing research.
C) Participate in journal club in a practice
setting.
D) Solve clinical problems and make clinical
decisions.
5. What was the concern of most nursing
studies in the early 1900s?
A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most closely conforms to the
6. priorities that have been suggested for
future nursing research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward
smoking.
B) Promotion of excellence in nursing
science.
C) Nursing staff morale and turnover.
D) Number of doctorate prepared nurses in
various clinical specialties.
Polit & Beck's Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice
Dr. JANE M. FLANAGAN
12th North American Edition
, Table of Contents (12th Edition)
Part 1: Foundations of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
• Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
• Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice
• Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research
• Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
• Literature Reviews: Finding and Critiquing Evidence
• Theoretical Frameworks
• Ethics in Nursing Research
Part 2: Conceptualizing and Planning a Study to Generate Evidence for Nursing
Part 3: Designing and Conducting Quantitative Studies
• Quantitative Research Design
• Rigor and Validity in Quantitative Research
• Specific Types of Quantitative Research
• Sampling in Quantitative Research
• Data Collection in Quantitative Research
• Measurement and Data Quality
• Statistical Analysis in Quantitative Research
• Interpretation of Quantitative Findings
Part 4: Qualitative Research
• Qualitative Research Design and Approaches
• Sampling in Qualitative Research
• Data Collection in Qualitative Research
• Qualitative Data Analysis
• Trustworthiness and Rigor in Qualitative Research
Part 5: Mixed Methods Research
• Basics of Mixed Methods Research
• Designing Mixed Methods Studies
• Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Data
• Evaluating Mixed Methods Research
Part 6: Building Evidence for Nursing Practice
• Systematic Reviews of Research Evidence
• Quality Improvement and Evidence-Based Practice
• Translating Evidence Into Practice
• Disseminating Research Findings
,Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
(All Answers Provided at the End of Every Chapter)
What is the highest priority for the
1. 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
4. What is the role of a consumer of nursing
research?
, A) Read research reports for relevant
findings.
B) Participate in generating evidence by
doing research.
C) Participate in journal club in a practice
setting.
D) Solve clinical problems and make clinical
decisions.
5. What was the concern of most nursing
studies in the early 1900s?
A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most closely conforms to the
6. priorities that have been suggested for
future nursing research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward
smoking.
B) Promotion of excellence in nursing
science.
C) Nursing staff morale and turnover.
D) Number of doctorate prepared nurses in
various clinical specialties.
