Essentials of nursing research : methods, appraisal, and utilization / Denise F. Polit, Bernadette P. Hungler.

Contents
Part 1 Overview of nursing research:
1. Introduction to nursing research;
2. Overview of the research process.
Part 2 Preliminary steps in the research process:
3. Reserach problems, research questions and hypothesis;
4. Conceptual contexts for research problems - literature reviews and theoretical frameworks;
5. The ethical context of nursing research.
Part 3 Designs for nursing research:
6. Research designs for quantitative studies;
7. Research designs and approaches for qualitative studies;
8. Sampling designs.
Part 4 Collection of research data:
9. Methods of data collection;
10. Data quality assessments.
Part 5 Analysis of research data:
11. The analysis of quantitative data;
12. The analysis of qualitative data;
13. Critiquing research reports;
14. Utilization of nursing research.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.