Nursing Catalogue 2016

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Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, Tenth Edition, International Edition Denise F. Polit, PhD, FAAN 978-1-49630-892-4 • February 2016 • Softbound • 7” x 9” • 814 pp.

Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 10th Edition has been updated to incorporate new methodological advances and, to the extent possible, substantive examples used to illustrate concepts will be from articles published in 2013 to 2015. The textbook package will include the book itself, a Resource Manual, and a digital Toolkit with high-quality forms and tools (in Microsoft Word) that new researchers can modify or use directly. Additional useful material will be added to the Toolkit, including links to open-access papers on the topic covered in each chapter. A valuable ancillary package is available for instructors and students via thePoint. They include PowerPoint slides with relevant tables and figures, test bank, journal articles, case studies, critical thinking exercises, strategies for effective teaching, internet resources, and glossary. Features • Two completely revised chapters on measurement and data quality (Chapter 14), using the ground-breaking taxonomy, and on scale development (Chapter 15) will be hallmarks of this edition. • Research Examples. Each chapter concludes with one or two actual research examples designed to highlight critical points made in the chapter. • Critiquing Guidelines • Specific practical tips on doing research. • Aids to student learning — succinct, bulleted summaries at the end of each chapter; tables and figures that provide examples and graphic materials in support of the text discussion; study suggestions at the end of each chapter and more. • New chapter on conducting a pilot study (Chapter 28) • New chapter on clinical significance (Chapter 20)

Research • Statistic & Theory

Table of Contents Part 1: Foundations of Nursing Research Part 2: Conceptualizing and Planning A Study to Generate Evidence for Nursing Part 3: Designing and Conducting Quantitative Studies to Generate Evidence for Nursing Part 4: Designing and Conducting Qualitative Studies to Generate Evidence for Nursing Part 5: Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Studies to Generate Evidence for Nursing Part 6: Building an Evidence Base for Nursing Practice

Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, Tenth Edition, International Edition Denise F. Polit, PhD, FAAN 978-1-4963-0892-4 • December 2015 • Hardbound NEW !