Evolve Resources for Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition

Part 1: Research Overview

Research Vignette: A Program of Research in Transcultural Nursing

Louise Racine

1. The Role of Research in Nursing

2. Theoretical Framework

3. Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process

4. Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions

5. Finding and Appraising the Literature

6. Legal and Ethical Issues

Part 2: Qualitative Research

Research Vignette: Creating Qualitatively Derived Knowledge for a Practice Discipline

Sally Thorne

7. Introduction to Qualitative Research

8. Qualitative Approaches to Research

Part 3: Quantitative Research

Research Vignette: Tackling the Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults

Nancy Edwards

9. Introduction to Quantitative Research

10. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs

11. Non-experimental Designs

Part 4: Processes Related to Research

Research Vignette: Partnering with parents to reduce newborn pain - evidence and implementation

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

12. Sampling

13. Data Collection Methods

14. Rigour in Research

15. Qualitative Data Analysis

16. Quantitative Data Analysis

17. Presenting the Findings

Part 5: Critiquing Research

Research Vignette: A Program of Research

Joan L. Bottorff

18. Critiquing Qualitative Research

19. Critiquing Quantitative Research

Part 6: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice

Research Vignette: From my Ph.D. to her Post-Doctoral studies: Building a Survivorship Cancer Care Program

Dr. Christine Maheu

20. Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice

Research Vigentte: Social Support Needs of Older Adults

Gloria McInnis Perry

APPENDIX A. A randomized, clinical trial of education or motivational-interviewing based coaching compared to usual care to improve cancer pain management

APPENDIX B. The influence of maternal fetal attachment and health practices on neonatal outcomes in low-income, urban women

APPENDIX C. The experiences of nurse practitioners providing health care to the homeless

APPENDIX D. Couple functioning and post-traumatic stress symptoms in US army couples: The role of resilience

APPENDIX E. Follow-up for improving psychological well being for women after a miscarriage (review)

GLOSSARY

Lorraine Thirsk, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Ramesh Venkatesa Perumal, RN, PhD, MSc(N), CCNE, CNCC®, Professor, School of Community and Health Studies, Centennial College; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sarah Stahlke, BScN, MHSA, PhD, Adjunct Professor/Associate Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Sessional Instructor, Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita, University of Texas Health Science Center Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, Texas, Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York and Mina D. Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN, MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario