Study Guide for Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice / Edition 6

by Susan K. Grove PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, Jennifer R. Gray PhD, RN, FAAN, Nancy Burns PhD, RN, FCN, FAAN

Overview

Get a better understanding of the research process and learn how to appraise and apply your findings to the clinical setting with the Study Guide for Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition. This new edition incorporates an expanded focus on evidence-based practice, Web-Based Activities and three published research studies referenced throughout the book. This study guide walks you through each chapter in the textbook to reinforce your understanding of important concepts.

• Hands-on practice with three published studies includes three full-text published studies that are referenced throughout the Study Guide. 
• Time-tested and innovative exercises include brief Introductions, Key Terms exercises, Key Ideas exercises, Making Connections exercises, Exercises in Critical Appraisal, and Going Beyond exercises to promote in-depth learning for a variety of learning styles. 
• Learning activities for each textbook chapter reinforce key concepts and guide you in application to evidence-based clinical practice.
• Answer key allows you to check your understanding and learn from mistakes (formative assessment).

• NEW! Increased emphasis on evidence-based practice corresponding to the EBP emphasis in the text to help students who are new to nursing research understand the research process and apply it to evidence-based nursing practice.
• NEW! Increased high-value learning activities have been incorporated throughout the study guide.
• NEW! Web-Based Activities are now included in each chapter to reinforce using the Internet appropriately for scholarly research and evidence-based practice.
• NEW! Updated full-text articles ensure that the examples provided reflect the most current, high-quality studies that are meaningful today.
• NEW! Quick-reference printed tabs have been added to differentiate the answer key and each of the book's three published studies appendices (four tabs total) for improved navigation and usability.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455772537
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Edition description:	Study Guide
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX; Faith Community Nurse, St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Burleson, TX

Associate Dean and Graduate Advisor, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX; Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Practice, Grand Prairie, TX

Professor, Department of Nursing, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
2. Introduction to Quantitative Research
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
5. Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
11. Understanding Statistics in Research
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
14. Outcomes Research
Answer Key
Appendices: Published Studies

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Master the appraisal and application of research for evidence-based nursing practice