Introduction to nursing research : incorporating evidence-based practice

Boswell, Carol, (editor.). Cannon, Sharon, 1940- (editor.).

Summary: "Evidence-based practice is the process nurses and other clinicians use to inform their decisions about patient care and delivery. Introduction to nursing research: incorporating evidence-based practice, fifth edition teaches nursing students how to integrate evidence-based practice and research into their work while considering the newest trends and research." -- provided by publisher

Record details

ISBN: 9781284149791
ISBN: 128414979X
Physical Description: print
xvii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2020]

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Connection Between Research and Evidence-Based Practice / Sharon Cannon -- Introduction -- Providing a Line of Reasoning for EBP and Evidence-Based Research -- Assessing the Need for Research in the Practice Arena -- Importance of Generating Evidence -- Obstacles to Using Research -- Responsibility for Using Research -- Summary Points -- ch. 2 Overview of Evidence / Carol Boswell -- Introduction -- Foundations for EBP -- Qualities of Evidence -- Evidence Grading Methods -- Conclusion -- Summary Points -- ch. 3 Overview of Research / Margaret Robinson -- Introduction -- Historical Perspective -- Theory, Research, and Practice -- Sources for Nursing Research -- Summary Points -- ch. 4 Overview of Quality / Carol Boswell -- Introduction -- History of Quality Improvement -- Purpose of Quality Improvement -- Sources of Quality Improvement -- Settings -- Application of QI -- Summary Points -- ch. 5 Ethics for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice / Theresa Delahoyde -- Introduction -- Ethical Theories -- Historical Overview -- Research Ethics: Progress in the 21st Century -- Environment for Ethical Research -- Developing Researchable Questions -- Participant Recruitment and Informed Consent -- Data Collection and Data Analysis -- Issues in Quantitative and Qualitative Research -- External Pressures -- EBP and Ethical Implications -- Emerging Ethical Issues in Research, EBP, and QI -- Conclusion -- Summary Points -- ch. 6 Asking the Right Question / Lucy B. Trice -- Introduction -- Identifying Researchable Problems -- Determining the Significance of the Problem -- Examining the Feasibility of the Problem -- Addressing Nursing Research Priorities -- Problem Statement -- Research Question -- Hypotheses -- Defining Variables for the Study -- Evidence-Based Practice Considerations -- Summary Points -- ch. 7 Literature Review: Searching and Writing the Evidence / Carol Boswell -- Introduction -- Definition and Purpose of the Literature Review -- Literature Review Within the EBP and/or Research Process -- Differentiating a Research Article from a Nonresearch Article -- Conducting a Literature Review Search -- Importance of Librarians in the Literature Review Process -- Research Idea: First Step -- Research Question: Second Step -- Definition of Database -- Databases Useful in Nursing -- Basics of Searching -- Other Key Information -- Evaluating the Literature -- Writing the Literature Review -- Linking the Literature Review to Evidence-Based Nursing Practice -- Summary Points -- ch. 8 Quantitative Research Design / Sharon Cannon -- Introduction -- Characteristics of Quantitative Research Design -- Descriptive Design -- Experimental Design -- Nonexperimental Design -- Time-Dimensional Design -- Quasi-Experimental Design -- Control -- Research Design, Quality Improvement Projects, and Root Cause Analysis -- Evidence-Based Considerations -- Summary Points -- ch. 9 Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods / Carol Boswell -- Introduction -- Qualitative Research -- Brief History of Qualitative Methods -- Comparing Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods -- Approaches to Qualitative Research -- Sampling Strategies in Qualitative Research -- Approaches to Qualitative Data Collection -- Approaches to Qualitative Data Analysis -- Methodological Rigor in Qualitative Research -- Understanding and Using Qualitative Study Results -- Mixed Methods Research -- Types of Mixed Method Strategies -- Data Collection Procedures -- Data Analysis and Validation Procedures -- EBP Considerations -- Conclusion -- Summary Points -- ch. 10 Population Management / Lucy B. Trice -- Introduction -- Why Sample? -- Whom to Sample? -- How to Sample? -- How Many to Sample? -- Specific EBP Considerations -- Conclusion -- Summary Points -- ch. 11 Data Collection / Carol Boswell -- Overview of Data Collection Methods and Sources -- Accessible Data Versus New Data -- Key Categories of Data for Nursing Studies -- Significant Facets of Data Collection Schemes -- Test Methods -- Questionnaire Methods -- Interview Methods -- Focus Group Methods -- Observation Methods -- Secondary (Existing) Data Methods -- Biophysiological Methods -- Systematic Analysis -- Achievement of the Data Collection Strategy -- EBP Considerations -- Summary Points -- ch. 12 Reliability, Validity, and Trustworthiness / James Eldridge -- Introduction -- Reliability as a Concept -- Forms of Reliability -- Validity -- Conclusion -- Summary Points -- ch. 13 Data Analysis / James Eldridge -- Introduction -- Quantitative Analysis -- Qualitative Analysis -- Quality Assurance -- Conclusion -- Summary Points -- ch. 14 Research Critique Process and the Evidence-Based Appraisal Process / Sharon Cannon -- Rationale for Doing a Research Critique -- Elements of a Research Critique -- Process for Conducting a Research Critique -- Critically Assessing Knowledge for Clinical Decision Making -- Employing EBP Guidelines: Instruments for Holistic Practice -- Evidence-Based Appraisal -- Summary Points -- ch. 15 Translational Research, Improvement Science, and Evaluation Research with Practical Applications / Carol Boswell -- Introduction -- Translational Research -- Improvement Science -- Logic Modeling -- Action Plans -- Conclusion -- Summary Points -- ch. 16 Application of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice with Research / Carol Boswell -- Introduction -- Process for EBP -- Conclusion.