Houser, Janet, 1954-

Nursing research : reading, using, and creating evidence / Janet Houser. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2008. - xxiv, 586 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
1. The importance of research as evidence in nursing
2. The research process and ways of knowing
3. Ethical considerations in research
4. Legal and regulatory considerations
5. Finding problems and writing questions
6. The successful literature review
7. Theoretical frameworks
8. Selecting an appropriate research design
9. The sampling strategy
10. Measurement strategies
11. Data collection methods
12. Enhancing the validity of research
13. Descriptive research questions and procedures
14. Summarizing and reporting descriptive data
15. Quantitative research questions and procedures
16. Analysis and reporting of quantitative data
17. Qualitative research questions and procedures
18. Analyzing and reporting qualitative results
19. Communicating research findings
20. Translating research into practice.


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Nursing--Research--Methodology.
Evidence-based nursing.
Clinical Nursing Research--methods.
Evidence-Based Medicine.
Research Design.

WY 20.5 H842n 2008