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Research • Statistic & Theory
EssentialsofNursingResearch:AppraisingEvidence for
NursingPractice, EighthEdition, International Edition
DeniseF. Polit, PhD, FAAN
978-1-4511-7680-3 • February2013 • Softbound • 7” x10” •512pp. •30 Illus. •38Tables
978-1-4511-7679-7 •NorthAmericanEdition:Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand, PuertoRicoandUSVirgin Islandsonly
This eighth edition of
EssentialsofNursingResearch
, written byAJN
award-winning authors, along with its accompanying Study Guide
for Essentials of Nursing Research, student learning ancillaries, and
instructor teaching materials present a unique learning-teaching
package that is designed to teach students how to read and critique
research reports, and to appreciate the applicationof researchfindings
tonursingpractice.
Features
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CritiquingGuidelines
: Each chapter includes guidelines for
conductinga critiqueof various aspectsof a research report.The
guidelines sections providea listof questions thatwalk students
througha study, drawingattention toaspectsof the study that are
amenable toappraisal by research consumers. Electronicversionsof
theguidelines areavailableon thePointwebsite.
•
ResearchExamples
: Each chapter concludeswithoneor two
actual researchexamplesdesigned tohighlight critical pointsmade
in the chapter and to sharpen the student’s critical thinking skills.
Inaddition,many researchexamples areused to illustrate key
points in the text and to stimulate students’ thinkingabout areas
of research inquiry.Many international examples are included
to communicate to students that nursing research is growing in
importanceworldwide.
•
CriticalThinkingExercises
: Eachof theResearchExamples is
followedby critical thinkingexercisesdesigned tohelphone the
student’s skill in critiquing researcharticles.
•
Tips forConsumers
:The textbook isfilledwithpractical guidance
and tipsonhow to translate theabstract notionsof research
methods intomore concreteapplications. In these tips, special
attention is given tohelping students read research reports,which
areoftendaunting to thosewithout specialized research training.
•
Full-lengthResearchArticles
: In this edition, the textbook includes
four full-length studies: twoquantitative, onequalitative, andone
mixedmethods that students can read, analyze, and critique.
•
CritiquingSupports
: Each chapterof the textbook concludes
withaResearchExample followedbya relatedCriticalThinking
Exercise. Someof theexercises arebasedon the four full-length
studies that are included in their entirety in theappendicesof the
book,whileothers arebasedon studies that are summarized in the
ResearchExample. Students canget immediate feedback about
their graspof the full-length studies byvisiting thePointwebsite to
find theauthor’s answers.This editionalso includes critiquesof two
full-length studies inAppendixCandDwhich students canuseas
models for a comprehensive research critique.
Table of Contents
Unit1:
OverviewofNursingResearch
and ItsRole inEvidence-Based
Practice
Ch. 1: Introduction toNursingResearch in
anEvidence-BasedPractice Environment
Ch. 2: Fundamentals of Evidence-Based
Nursing Practice
Ch. 3: KeyConcepts and Steps inQualitative
andQuantitativeResearch
Ch. 4: Reading andCritiquingResearch
Articles
Ch. 5: Ethics inResearch
Unit2:
PreliminarySteps inResearch
Ch. 6: ResearchProblems, Research
Questions, andHypotheses
Ch. 7: Finding andReviewingResearch
Evidence in the Literature
Ch. 8:Theoretical andConceptual
Frameworks
Unit3:
QuantitativeResearch
Ch. 9:QuantitativeResearchDesign
Ch. 10: Sampling andDataCollection in
Quantitative Studies
Ch. 11:Measurement andDataQuality
Ch. 12: Statistical Analysis ofQuantitative
Data
Ch. 13: Rigor and Interpretation in
QuantitativeResearch
Unit4:
QualitativeResearch
Ch. 14:QualitativeDesigns andApproaches
Ch. 15: Sampling andDataCollection in
Qualitative Studies
Ch. 16: Analysis ofQualitativeData
Ch. 17:Trustworthiness and Integrity in
QualitativeResearch
Unit5:
SpecialTopics inResearch
Ch. 18:MixedMethods andOther Special
Types of Research
Ch. 19: SystematicReviews:Meta-analysis
andMeta-synthesis
Glossary
. . . Abridged tofit
StudyGuide forEssentialsofNursingResearch,
EighthEdition
DeniseF. Polit, PhD, FAAN
978-1-4511-7683-4 •February2013 •Softbound •7”x10” •248pp. •2 Illus. •1Table