Essentials of nursing research [electronic resource] : appraising evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck.
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TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010.Edition: 7th edDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 610 p.) : col. ill. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification: - 610.73072 22 POL-E 2010 400054
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Evidence-based nursing practice : fundamentals -- Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research -- Reading and critiquing research reports -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Literature reviews : finding and reviewing research evidence -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research designs --
Qualitative designs and approaches -- Specific types of research -- Sampling plans -- Data collection methods -- Measurement and data quality -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpretation in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis.