Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice
Denise Polit-O'Hara, Cheryl Tatano Beck
Abstract
Part 1: Overview of Nursing Research and Its Role in Evidence-Based Practice1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment2. Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice3. Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles5. Ethics in ResearchPart 2: Preliminary Steps in Research6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature8. Theoretical and Conceptual FrameworksPart 3: Quantitative Research9. Quantitative Research Design10. Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies11. Measurement and Data Quality12. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data13. Rigor and Interpretation in Quantitative ResearchPart 4: Qualitative Research14. Qualitative Designs and Approaches15. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies16. Analysis of Qualitative Data17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative ResearchPart 5: Special Topics in Research18. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research19. Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis Appendix A: Weinert, et al, Computer Intervention Impact on Psychosocial Adaptation of Rural Women With Chronic ConditionsAppendix B: Cricco-Lizza, Rooting for the Breast: Breastfeeding Promotion in the NICUAppendix C: Yackel et al, A Nurse-Facilitated Depression Screening Program in an Army Primary Care Clinic: An Evidence-Based Project Appendix D: Jurgens et al, Why Do Elders Delay Responding to Heart Failure Symptoms?Appendix E: Byrne et al, Care Transition Experiences of Spousal Caregivers: From a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit to Home Appendix F: Cummings, Sharing a Traumatic Event: The Experience of the Listener and the Storyteller Within the DyadAppendix G: Nam et al, Effect of Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education in Ethnic Minorities With Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-AnalysisAppendix H: Beck, A Metaethnography of Traumatic Childbirth and its Aftermath: Amplifying Causal Looping Answer Key