Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice /
Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck.
- Tenth edition
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, c2022.
- xx, 425 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"International edition. Not authorized for sale in United States, Canada, New Zealand, Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands. -- Front and back cover Includes index.
Part 1. Overview of nursing research and its role in evidence-based practice -- Introducing nursing research in an evidence-based practice -- Understanding key concepts and steps in quantitative and qualitative research -- Reading and critically appraising research articles -- Attending to ethics in research -- Part 2. Preliminary steps in quantitative and qualitative research -- Identifying research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing research evidence in the literature -- Understanding theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Part 3. Designs and methods for quantitative and qualitative nursing research -- Appraising quantitative research design -- Appraising sampling and data collection in quantitative studies -- Appraising qualitative designs and approaches -- Appraising sampling and data collection in qualitative studies -- Understanding mixed methods research, quality improvement and other special types of research -- Part 4. Analysis and interpretation in quantitative and qualitative research -- Understanding statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Interpreting quantitative findings and evaluating clinical significance -- Understanding the analysis of qualitative data -- Appraising trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Learning from systematic reviews -- Putting research evidence into practice: evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence.