Contents Pt. I: Introduction to nursing research -- Development of nursing research -- Evidence-based nursing practice -- Research evidence in nursing practice -- Ethical issues in nursing research -- An overview of quantitative and qualitative research -- Pt. II: Preliminary steps in the research process -- Identifying research problems -- Review of the literature -- Theory and nursing research -- Hypotheses -- Pt. III: Research designs -- Quantitative research designs -- Qualitative and mixed methods research designs -- Pt. IV: Obtaining study participants and collection of data -- Populations and samples -- Measurement and data collection -- Data-collection methods -- Pt. V: Data analysis -- Descriptive statistics -- Inferential statistics -- Presectation and discussion of study findings -- Pt. VI: Research findings and nursing practice -- Communication and utilization of nursing research -- Nursing research and healthcare economics -- Critique of research reports.
Abstract "Illuminates all steps of the nursing research process, helping students understand the importance of research to evidence-based nursing practice, evaluate and critique research, and determine whether study findings are ready to apply in practice. Its conversational tone explains research simply and clearly".