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Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck.

Author/creator Polit, Denise F.
Other author/creatorBeck, Cheryl Tatano.
Format Software, Book, Print, and Electronic
Edition7th ed.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2010.
Descriptionxiv, 610 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Evidence-based nursing practice : fundamentals -- Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research -- Reading and critiquing research reports -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Literature reviews : finding and reviewing research evidence -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research designs -- Qualitative designs and approaches -- Specific types of research -- Sampling plans -- Data collection methods -- Measurement and data quality -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpretation in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008047112
ISBN9780781781534 (alk. paper) :
ISBN0781781531 (alk. paper)

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