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cover image - Study Guide for The Practice of Nursing Research - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,7th Edition
ISBN: 9781455746989
Copyright: 2013
Publication Date: 08-20-2012
Page Count: 310
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $102.00

Study Guide for The Practice of Nursing Research - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition

by Susan K. Grove, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, Nancy Burns, PhD, RN, FCN, FAAN, Jennifer R. Gray, PhD, RN, FAAN, Deborah Behan and Judy Duvall

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cover image - Study Guide for The Practice of Nursing Research - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,7th Edition
ISBN: 9781455746989
Copyright: 2013
Publication Date: 08-20-2012
Page Count: 310
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $102.00
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The Study Guide is an e-book format on Elsevier’s Pageburst digital book platform. It is a chapter-by-chapter review and application manual for students of nursing research and evidence-based practice. Chapters include an Introduction, Relevant Terms activities, Key Ideas activities, Making Connections activities, Puzzles, Exercises in Critical Appraisal, and Going Beyond activities. An Answer Key and a Published Studies appendix are provided at the back of the book. The 7th edition features an enhanced focus on evidence-based practice, new published studies, and the portability and student-friendly features available for a digital book, such as note taking and highlighting.

  • Relevant Terms are identified to help students become more familiar with the terms necessary to learn the chapter content.

    Key Ideas sections identify information in the chapter that are especially important for students to note. The fill-in-the-blank questions identify important content that students might have missed in their first reading of the chapter.

    Making Connections exercises identify important ideas critical to comprehending and synthesizing content.

    Puzzles have been designed to help students have fun while learning.

    Exercises in Critical Appraisal are provided to give students experience in critically appraising published studies. Questions refer to Appendix A of the study guide, which includes three published studies.

    Going Beyond sections provide suggestions for further study. Students can use these exercises to test their new knowledge.

    Answers to Study Guide Exercises are available at the end of each chapter.

  • NEW! Updated to reflect the enhanced emphasis on evidence-based practice in The Practice of Nursing Research, 7th Edition. Equips students both to generate research evidence and also to appraise and synthesize existing evidence for application to practice.

    Three NEW! published studies are included for critical appraisal.

    NEW! Pageburst e-book format gives students the opportunity to fully master the content in a convenient electronic format.

  • Unit One. Introduction to Nursing Research

    Chapter 1 Discovering the World of Nursing Research

    Chapter 2 Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

    Chapter 3 Introduction to Quantitative Research

    Chapter 4 Introduction to Qualitative Research

    Unit Two. The Research Process

    Chapter 5 Research Problem and Purpose

    Chapter 6 Review of Relevant Literature

    Chapter 7 Frameworks

    Chapter 8 Objectives, Questions, Hypotheses, and Study Variables

    Chapter 9 Ethics in Research

    Chapter 10 Understanding Quantitative Research Design

    Chapter 11 Selecting a Quantitative Research Design

    Chapter 12 Qualitative Research Methodology

    Chapter 13 Outcomes Research

    Chapter 14 Intervention-Based Research

    Chapter 15 Sampling

    Chapter 16 Measurement Concepts

    Chapter 17 Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice

    Unit Three. Putting it all Together for Evidence-Based Health Care

    Chapter 18 Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies

    Chapter 19 Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Evidence-Based Practice

    Unit Four. Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research

    Chapter 20 Collecting and Managing Data

    Chapter 21 Introduction to Statistical Analysis

    Chapter 22 Using Statistics to Describe Variables

    Chapter 23 Using Statistics to Examine Relationships

    Chapter 24 Using Statistics to Predict

    Chapter 25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences

    Chapter 26 Interpreting Research Outcomes

    Chapter 27 Disseminating Research Findings

    Unit Five. Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research

    Chapter 28 Writing Research Proposals

    Chapter 29 Seeking Funding for Research

  • Susan K. Grove, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas; Adult Nurse Practitioner, Grand Prairie, Texas, Nancy Burns, PhD, RN, FCN, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas; Faith Community Nurse, St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Burleson, Texas, Jennifer R. Gray, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, College of Professional Studies, Oklahoma Christian University, Edmond, Oklahoma; Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, Deborah Behan and Judy Duvall
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