PART 1

OVERVIEW OF NURSING RESEARCH AND ITS ROLE IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

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Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment

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Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

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Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research

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Reading and Critiquing Research Articles

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Ethics in Research

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PART 2

PRELIMINARY STEPS IN RESEARCH

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Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses

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Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature

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Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks

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PART 3

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

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Quantitative Research Design

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Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies

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Measurement and Data Quality

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Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data

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Rigor and Interpretation in Quantitative Research

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PART 4

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

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Qualitative Designs and Approaches

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Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies

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Analysis of Qualitative Data

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Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research

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PART 5

SPECIAL TOPICS IN RESEARCH

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Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research

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Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis

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Appendix A

Weinert, et al, Computer Intervention Impact on Psychosocial Adaptation of Rural Women With Chronic Conditions

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Appendix B

Cricco-Lizza, Rooting for the Breast: Breastfeeding Promotion in the NICU

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Appendix C

Yackel et al, A Nurse-Facilitated Depression Screening Program in an Army Primary Care Clinic: An Evidence-Based Project

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Appendix D

Jurgens et al, Why Do Elders Delay Responding to Heart Failure Symptoms?

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Appendix E

Byrne et al, Care Transition Experiences of Spousal Caregivers: From a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit to Home

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Appendix F

Cummings, Sharing a Traumatic Event: The Experience of the Listener and the Storyteller Within the Dyad

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Appendix G

Nam et al, Effect of Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education in Ethnic Minorities With Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis

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Appendix H

Beck, A Metaethnography of Traumatic Childbirth and its Aftermath: Amplifying Causal Looping

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Appendix I

Answers to Selected Study Guide Exercises

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