Understanding Nursing Research E Book: Building an Evidence Based Practice 7th Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323532055
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323532051
• Author: Susan K. Grove PhD RN ANP-BC GNP-BC (Author), Jennifer R. Gray PhD RN FAAN (Author)

Edition after edition, Burns & Grove’s Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practicehas been known as a leading textbook of nursing research for evidence-based practice (EBP). Now under the authorship of Drs. Grove and Gray, this streamlined and enhanced 7^th edition gives you even sharper insights into understanding, appraising, and applying published research for evidence-based nursing practice. Known for its authoritative content, time-tested systematic approach, and unique research example format – the new edition of this bestselling textbook includes an enhanced EBP focus, new content on the emerging trend of mixed-methods research, and a spotlight on need-to-know information to equip you to apply the latest evidence to your clinical practice.

Table contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-Based Practice

What is nursing research?

What is evidence-based practice?

Historical development of research in nursing

Acquiring knowledge in nursing

Acquiring knowledge through nursing research

Purposes of research for implementing an evidence-based nursing practice

Understanding your role in nursing research

Determining the best research evidence for practice

Key Points

Chapter 2: Introduction to Quantitative Research

What is quantitative research?

Problem-solving and nursing processes: basis for understanding the quantitative research process

Identifying the steps of the quantitative research process

Reading research reports

Practice reading a quasi-experimental study

Key Points

Chapter 3: Introduction to Qualitative Research

Identifying the steps of the qualitative research process

Qualitative research approaches

Sampling and recruitment

Data collection methods

Data management and analysis

Rigor in qualitative research

Key Points

Chapter 4: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research

Unethical research: 1930s through the 1980s

Ethical standards for research

Protecting human subjects

Understanding informed consent

Understanding institutional review

Current issues in research ethics

Key Points

Chapter 5: Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses

What are research problems and purposes?

Identifying the problem and purpose in quantitative and qualitative studies

Determining the significance of a study problem and purpose

Examining the feasibility of a study problem and purpose

Examining research objectives, questions, and hypotheses in research reports

Understanding study variables and research concepts

Key Points

Chapter 6: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review

Purpose of the literature review

Sources included in a literature review

Critically appraising literature reviews

Reviewing the literature

Key Points

Chapter 7: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks

Understanding the elements of theory

Levels of theoretical thinking

Examples of critical appraisal of research frameworks

Key Points

Chapter 8: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs

Identifying quantitative research designs in nursing studies

Understanding concepts relevant to quantitative research designs

Examining the design validity of quantitative studies

Descriptive designs

Correlational designs

Elements of designs examining causality

Quasi-experimental designs

Experimental designs

Key Points

Chapter 9: Examining Populations and Samples in Research

Understanding the key concepts of sampling theory

Representativeness of a sample in quantitative research

Probability sampling methods

Nonprobability sampling methods commonly used in quantitative research

Sample size in quantitative studies

Sampling in qualitative research

Sample size in qualitative studies

Research settings

Key Points

Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research

Concepts of measurement theory

Accuracy, precision, and error of physiological measures

Use of sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios to determine the quality of diagnostic tests

Measurement strategies in nursing

Data collection process

Key Points

Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research

Understanding theories and concepts of the statistical analysis process

Identifying the steps of the data analysis process

Statistics conducted to describe variables

Determining the appropriateness of inferential statistics in studies

Statistics conducted to examine relationships

Statistics conducted to predict outcomes

Statistics conducted to examine differences

Interpreting research outcomes

Key Points

Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice

Purpose of conducting critical appraisals of studies in nursing

Key principles for conducting intellectual critical appraisals of quantitative and qualitative studies

Understanding the quantitative research critical appraisal process

Example of a critical appraisal of a quantitative study

Understanding the qualitative research critical appraisal process

Example of a critical appraisal of a qualitative study

Key Points

Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Benefits and challenges related to evidence-based nursing practice

Developing clinical questions to search for existing research-based evidence for use in practice

Critically appraising research syntheses: systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Critically appraising meta-syntheses

Critically appraising mixed-methods systematic reviews

Models to promote evidence-based practice in nursing

Implementing evidence-based guidelines in practice

Introduction to evidence-based practice centers

Introduction to translational research

Key Points

Chapter 14: Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed Methods and Outcomes Research

Mixed methods research and design