Study Guide for Understanding Nursing Research Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition

• NEW! Increased emphasis on evidence-based practice helps students who are new to nursing research understand the research process and learn to apply research results to evidence-based nursing practice.
• NEW! Hands-on practice with three current, high-quality published studies helps students better understand the research and evidence-based practice processes and helps them learn to appraise and apply research findings to clinical settings.
• NEW! Enhanced Key Terms activities equip students for "fluency" in the language of nursing research and evidence-based practice.
• NEW! Built around three new high-quality full-text articles chosen for relevance to students to provide practice in applying current, high-quality studies to clinical practice.
• NEW! Appraisal Guidelines help students critically appraise research articles.
• Time-tested and innovative exercises include a brief Introduction, and exercises in Terms and Definitions, Linking Ideas, Web-Based Activities, and Conducting Critical Appraisals to Build an Evidence-Based Practice to reinforce key concepts and guide students in application to evidence-based clinical practice.
• Answer Key allows students to check their understanding and learn from their mistakes (formative assessment).
• Quick-reference printed tabs help students locate the Answer Key and each of the book's three published studies appendices for improved navigation and usability.
• Learning activities for each textbook chapter reinforce key concepts and guide students in application to evidence-based clinical practice.

• NEW! Increased emphasis on evidence-based practice corresponding to the EBP emphasis in the text to help you see the value of understanding the research process and apply it to evidence-based nursing practice.
• NEW! Hands-on practice with three current, high-quality published studies to help you better understand the research and evidence-based practice processes and help you learn to appraise and apply research findings to clinical settings.
• NEW! Enhanced key terms activities compensate for the deletion of the key terms lists from the textbook that are now addressed in Study Guide activities.
• NEW! New Appraisal Guidelines help you to critically appraise research articles.
• NEW! Updated full-text articles ensure that the examples provided reflect the most current, high-quality studies that are meaningful.

1. Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-Based Practice 2. Introduction to Quantitative Research 3. Introduction to Qualitative Research 4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research 5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses 6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review 7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks 8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs 9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research 10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research 11. Understanding Statistics in Research 12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice 13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed-Methods and Outcomes Research NEW!

Answer Key Appendices: A. Hallas et al. Study B. Erikson & Davies Study C. Wendler et al. Study D. Appraisal Guidelines NEW!