Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition

• Winner of the 1st-place American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award in nursing research/evidence-based practice for 2021!
• Coverage of quantitative, qualitative, and other research methodologies provides a solid foundation to conduct, appraise, and apply research evidence to the realities of today's clinical practice.
• Balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative methods addresses the qualitative research methodologies that are often the starting point of research projects, particularly in magnet hospitals and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.
• Strong emphasis on evidence-based practice addresses this key concept from the 2021 AACN Essentials and reinforces how to generate research evidence and appraise and synthesize existing research for application to clinical practice.
• Rich examples from nursing literature bring research principles to life.
• Emphasis on the most currently used research methodologies focuses on the methods used in both quantitative research and qualitative research, as well as outcomes research and mixed methods research.
• Coverage of digital data collection examines the use of online research tools, particularly in the COVID era.

• Updated content reflects the most current quantitative and qualitative approaches to nursing research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement projects, as well as the most current research tools and techniques used in the digital era.
• Updated research examples throughout incorporate the best examples of current literature, with increased emphasis on international examples to reflect the increasingly global nature of nursing research.
• Increased use of visuals includes the addition of more illustrations, tables, and boxes and increased use of color to improve comprehension for today’s more visually oriented learners of all levels.
• Coverage of certain qualitative research content has been deemphasized to reflect the increased use of additional methodologies that are growing in use.

Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research
1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
3. Introduction to Quantitative Research
4. Introduction to Qualitative Research

Unit Two: The Research Process
5. Research Problem and Purpose
6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses
7. Review of Relevant Literature
8. Frameworks
9. Ethics in Research
10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods
11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods
12. Qualitative Research Methods
13. Outcomes Research
14. Mixed Methods Research
15. Sampling
16. Measurement Concepts
17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice

Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies
19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research
20. Collecting and Managing Data
21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis
22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables
23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships
24. Using Statistics to Predict
25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences
26. Interpreting Research Outcomes
27. Disseminating Research Findings

Unit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
28. Writing Research Proposals
29. Seeking Funding for Research

Appendices
A. Z Values Table
B. Critical Values for Student's t Distribution
C. Critical Values of r for Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient
D. Critical Values of F for α = 0.05 and α = 0.01
E. Critical Values of the χ Distribution