Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research 4th Edition Woo Test Bank
ISBN-10:1496301463
ISBN-13:9781975109691
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 3. Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Chapter 4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles
Chapter 5. Ethics in Research
Chapter 6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 8. Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 9. Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 10. Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 11. Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 12. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 13. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research
Chapter 14. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 15. Interpretation and Clinical Significance in Quantitative Research
Chapter 16. Analysis of Qualitative Data
Chapter 17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter 18. Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis
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