Nursing research : reading, using, and creating evidence / Janet Houser.
Material type: TextPublication details: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2008.Description: xxiv, 586 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780763742676 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0763742678 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 610.73072 HOU
- 610.73072 22
- RT81.5 .H72 2008
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 610.73072 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 07/11/2022 | 207729 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH:- 1. The importance of research as evidence in nursing --2. The research process and ways of knowing --3. Ethical considerations in research --4. Legal and regulatory considerations --PART 2: PLANNING FOR RESEARCH:- 5. Finding problems and writing questions --6. The successful literature review --7. Theoretical frameworks --8. Selecting an appropriate research design --PART 3: RESEARCH PROCESS:- 9. The sampling strategy --10. Measurement strategies --11. Data collection methods --12. Enhancing the validity of research --PART 4: RESEARCH PROCESSES THAT DESCRIBE POPULATIONS:- 13. Descriptive research questions and procedures --14. Summarizing and reporting descriptive data --PART 5: RESEARCH THAT MEASURES EFFECTIVENESS:- 15. Quantitative research questions and procedures --16. Analysis and reporting of quantitative data --PART 6: RESEARCH THAT DESCRIBES THE MEANING OF THE PATIENT\'S EXPERIENCE:- 17. Qualitative research questions and procedures --18. Analyzing and reporting qualitative results --PART 7: THE USE OF RESEARCH AS EVIDENCE:- 19. Communicating research findings --20. Translating research into practice.