Table of Contents

 

 

 

PART1

FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH

1

Chapter 1

Introduction to Nursing Research in An.Evidence-Based Practice Environment

3

Chapter 2

Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice

25

Chapter 3

Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research

48

PART 2

CONCEPTUALIZING AND PLANNING A STUDY TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

72

Chapter 4

Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses

73

Chapter 5

Literature Reviews: Finding and Critiquing Evidence

94

Chapter 6

Theoretical Frameworks

126

Chapter 7

Ethics in Nursing Research

150

Chapter 8

Planning a Nursing Study

174

PART 3

DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUANTITATIVE STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

200

Chapter 9

Quantitative Research Design

201

Chapter 10

Rigor and Validity in Quantitative Research

236

Chapter 11

Specific Types of Quantitative Research

257

Chapter 12

Sampling in Quantitative Research

273

Chapter 13

Data Collection in Quantitative Research

293

Chapter 14

Measurement and Data Quality

328

Chapter 15

Developing and Testing Self-Report Scales

351

Chapter 16

Descriptive Statistics

379

Chapter 17

Inferential Statistics

404

Chapter 18

Multivariate Statistics

433

Chapter 19

Processes of Quantitative Data Analysis and Interpretation

463

PART 4

DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

486

Chapter 20

Qualitative Research Design and Approaches

487

Chapter 21

Sampling in Qualitative Research

515

Chapter 22

Data Collection in Qualitative Research

532

Chapter 23

Qualitative Data Analysis

556

Chapter 24

Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research

582

PART 5

DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

602

Chapter 25

Overview of Mixed Methods Research

603

Chapter 26

Developing Complex Nursing Interventions Using Mixed Methods Research

631

PART 6

BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR NURSING PRACTICE

652

Chapter 27

Systematic Reviews of Research Evidence: Meta-Analysis, Metasynthesis, and Mixed Studies Review

653

Chapter 28

Disseminating Evidence: Reporting Research Findings

680

Chapter 29

Writing Proposals to Generate Evidence

701

 

Glossary

719

 

Appendix

747

 

Methodologic and Nonresearch References

753

 

Index

773