Table of Contents
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PART
1 |
FOUNDATIONS
OF NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE |
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Introduction to
Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment |
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Translating Research
Evidence into Nursing Practice: Evidence-Based Nursing |
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Generating Evidence:
Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research |
12 |
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PART
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CONCEPTUALIZING
A STUDY TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING |
19 |
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Conceptualizing Research
Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses |
20 |
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Finding and
Critiquing Evidence: Research Literature Reviews |
25 |
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Developing a
Theoretical or Conceptual Context |
31 |
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Generating Research
Evidence Ethically |
36 |
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PART
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DESIGNING
A STUDY TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING |
43 |
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Planning a Nursing
Study |
44 |
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Developing an
Approach for a Qualitative Study |
49 |
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Designing
Quantitative Studies |
55 |
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Enhancing Rigor in
Quantitative Research |
60 |
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Undertaking Research
for Specific Purposes |
66 |
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Developing a
Sampling Plan |
72 |
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PART
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COLLECTING RESEARCH DATA
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Designing and
Implementing a Data Collection Plan |
78 |
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Collecting
Unstructured Data |
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Collecting Structured
Data |
89 |
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Assessing
Measurement Quality in Quantitative Studies |
97 |
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Developing and
Testing Self-Report Scales |
102 |
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PART
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ANALYZING
AND INTERPRETING RESEARCH DATA |
107 |
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Analyzing
Qualitative Data |
108 |
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Enhancing Quality
and Integrity in Qualitative Research |
115 |
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Describing Data
Through Statistics |
120 |
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Using Inferential
Statistics to Test Hypotheses |
127 |
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Using Multivariate
Statistics to Analyze Complex Relationships |
135 |
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Designing a
Quantitative Analysis Strategy: From Data Collection to Interpretation |
141 |
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PART
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BUILDING
AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR NURSING PRACTICE |
147 |
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Integrating Research
Evidence: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis |
148 |
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Disseminating Evidence:
Reporting Research Findings |
155 |
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Writing Proposals to
Generate Evidence |
159 |
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Appendices A–K |
Research Reports |
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Appendix L |
Grant Application |
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Appendix M |
Answers to Selected
Resource Manual Exercises |
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Answers to Crossword
Puzzles |
374 |
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