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NURSING
Research
Measurement and the Measurement of Change
D. Polit
Ideal for health professionals who develop new instruments, adapt existing
ones, select instruments for use in clinical trials or in clinical practice, interpret
information from measurements and changes in scores, or undertake a
systematic review on instruments, Measurement and the Measurement of
Change: A Primer for the Health Professions provides a “gentle” introduction
to and overview of complex measurement content that helps ensure high-
quality science and excellence in clinical practice.
While the book assumes a basic understanding of statistics and statistical
inference, the statistical content serves to enhance conceptual understanding
rather than to guide computations. This highly practical book draws on measurement theory
and approaches from a variety of fields and includes recent advances from psychometrics,
clinimetrics, and other fields not offered in other health measurement books.
978-1-4511-9449-4 / 352 pp / 39 illus / Feb 2015 / £36.95 €44.00
Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for
Nursing Practice,
8th Edition
D. Polit, C. Beck
Essentials of Nursing Research
is designed to teach students how to read,
understand, analyse, and evaluate research reports in nursing practice. The
Eighth Edition has been updated with stronger coverage of evidence-based
practice, including content on how to read, interpret, and critique systematic
reviews, which are considered by many to be a cornerstone of evidence-
based practice.
978-1-4511-7680-3 / 512 pp / 30 full colour illus, 38 tables / 2013 / £30.50 €37.00