PART 1

FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

1

Chapter 1

Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment

3

Chapter 2

Translating Research Evidence into Nursing Practice: Evidence-Based Nursing

28

Chapter 3

Generating Evidence: Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research

55

PART 2

CONCEPTUALIZING A STUDY TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

80

Chapter 4

Conceptualizing Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses

81

Chapter 5

Finding and Critiquing Evidence: Research Literature Reviews

105

Chapter 6

Developing a Theoretical or Conceptual Context

139

Chapter 7

Generating Research Evidence Ethically

167

PART 3

DESIGNING A STUDY TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

193

Chapter 8

Planning a Nursing Study

195

Chapter 9

Developing an Approach for a Qualitative Study

219

Chapter 10

Designing Quantitative Studies

248

Chapter 11

Enhancing Rigor in Quantitative Research

286

Chapter 12

Undertaking Research for Specific Purposes

309

Chapter 13

Developing a Sampling Plan

337

PART 4

COLLECTING RESEARCH DATA

363

Chapter 14

Designing and Implementing a Data Collection Plan

367

Chapter 15

Collecting Unstructured Data

392

Chapter 16

Collecting Structured Data

414

Chapter 17

Assessing Measurement Quality in Quantitative Studies

449

Chapter 18

Developing and Testing Self-Report Scales

474

PART 5

ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING RESEARCH DATA

506

Chapter 19

Analyzing Qualitative Data

507

Chapter 20

Enhancing Quality and Integrity in Qualitative Research

536

Chapter 21

Describing Data Through Statistics

556

Chapter 22

Using Inferential Statistics to Test Hypotheses

583

Chapter 23

Using Multivariate Statistics to Analyze Complex Relationships

614

Chapter 24

Designing a Quantitative Analysis Strategy: From Data Collection to Interpretation

642

PART 6

BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR NURSING PRACTICE

664

Chapter 25

Integrating Research Evidence: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis

665

Chapter 26

Disseminating Evidence: Reporting Research Findings

691

Chapter 27

Writing Proposals to Generate Evidence

712

Methodologic References

731

Glossary

747

Index

771