Unit 1. Introduction to Nursing Research
Chapter 1. Discovering the world of nursing
Chapter 2. Evolution of research in building evidence-based nursing practice
Chapter 3. Introduction to quantitative research
Chapter 4. Introduction to qualitative research
Unit 2. The Research Process
Chapter 5. Research problem and purpose
Chapter 6. Objectives, questions, hypotheses, and study variables
Chapter 7. Review of relevant literature
Chapter 8. Frameworks
Chapter 9. Ethics in research
Chapter 10. Quantitative methodology : Noninterventional designs and methods
Chapter 11. Quantitative methodology : Interventional designs and methods
Chapter 12. Qualitative research methods
Chapter 13. Outcomes research
Chapter 14. Mixed methods research
Chapter 15. Sampling
Chapter 16. Quantitative measurement concepts
Chapter 17. Measurement methods used in developing evidence-based practice
Unit 3. Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
Chapter 18. Critical appraisal of nursing studies
Chapter 19. Evidence synthesis and strategies for implementing evidence-based practice
Unit 4. Collecting and Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research
Chapter 20. Collecting and managing data
Chapter 21. Introduction to statistical analysis
Chapter 22. Using statistics to describe variables
Chapter 23. Using statistics to examine relationships
Chapter 24. Using statistics to predict
Chapter 25. Using statistics to determine differences
Chapter 26. Interpreting research outcomes
Chapter 27. Disseminating research findings
Unit 5. Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
Chapter 28. Writing research proposals
Chapter 29. Seeking funding for research
Appendices
Appendix A. z values table
Appendix B. Critical values for student's t distribution
Appendix C. Critical values of r for Pearson Product moment correlation coefficient
Appendix D. Critical values of F for [alpha] = 0.05 and [alpha] = 0.01
Appendix E. Critical values of the X² distribution
Glossary
Index.