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With frequent examples from the best of the research literature, this authoritative text provides you with a comprehensive foundation for appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence for clinical practice. This new edition features an enhanced focus on research as the foundation for evidence-based practice, along with improved readability and more background coverage of qualitative research. This textbook prepares you to understand and apply research, and to go on to conduct original research.

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Author:   Nancy Burns, PhD, RN, FCN, FAAN ,  Susan K. Grove
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Saunders
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.361kg
ISBN:  

9781416054689

ISBN 10:   1416054685
Pages:   768
Publication Date:   01 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research 2. NEW! The Evolution of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing 3. Introduction to Quantitative Research 4. Introduction to Qualitative Research Unit Two: The Research Process 5. Research Problem and Purpose 6. Review of Relevant Literature 7. Frameworks 8. Objectives, Questions, and Hypotheses 9. Ethics in Research 10. Understanding Quantitative Research Design 11. Selecting a Research Design 12. Outcomes Research 13. Intervention Research 14. Sampling 15. The Concepts of Measurement 16. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence for Practice 17. Collecting and Managing Data 18. Introduction to Statistical Analysis 19. Using Statistics to Describe Variables 20. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships 21. Using Statistics to Predict 22. Using Statistics to Examine Causality 23. Qualitative Research Methodology 24. Interpreting Research Outcomes 25. Communicating Research Findings Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care 26. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies 27. Strategies for Promoting Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Unit Four: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research 28. Proposal Writing for Research Approval 29. NEW FOCUS! Seeking Funding for Research Appendices A. NEW VERSION! Percentage Points of Student's Distribution B. Percentage Points of the F Distribution C. Critical Values of the 2 Distribution D. Statistical Power Tables (A = Effect Size) Glossary

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<p> This text text by Burns and Grove is a classic that continues to improve with each revision. It aims to increase the reader's skills in evaluating and carrying out research in evidence-based practice- and does this to perfection.This is a comprehensive, one-stop research text, and is highly recommended. Nursing Standard, July 2009

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