Reading, Understanding and Applying Nursing Research: A Text and Workbook

by Fain, James A.

• ISBN13: 9780803611122
• ISBN10: 0803611129
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

The 2nd edition of this combined text and workbook offers your students a comprehensive approach to evaluating and applying nursing research. It also provides all the information they need to understand inductive and deductive reasoning along with the formation of research questions and hypotheses from a conceptual model or theoretical framework. WHAT'S NEW Two new chapters: Applying Appropriate Theories and Conceptual Models and Understanding Evidence-Based Practice Expanded discussion on principles of epidemiology Provides more information on why reliability and validity and other psychometric properties are important if research results are to be useful New section titled, "Questions to Consider When Critiquing" at the end of each chapter precedes the "Summary of Key Ideas" KEY FEATURES: Covers the 11 steps of the research process to show what is being done and why it is important in the process Helps students understand how to use research findings Contains mor

Table of Contents

Part 1 Nature of Research and the Research Process	1	(40)
1. INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH	3	(12)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAA
2. UNDERSTANDING THE RESEARCH PROCESS AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING RESEARCH	15	(26)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
Part 2 Planning a Research Study	41	(246)
3. SELECTING AND DEFINING THE PROBLEM	43	(20)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
4. APPLYING APPROPRIATE THEORIES AND CONCEPTUAL MODELS	63	(12)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
5. UNDERSTANDING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE	75	(12)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
6. FORMULATING HYPOTHESES AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS	87	(16)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
7. SELECTING THE SAMPLE AND SETTING	103	(20)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
8. PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT	123	(20)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
9. DATA COLLECTION METHODS	143	(22)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
10. ANALYZING THE DATA	165	(26)
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADN, FAAN
11. SELECTING A RESEARCH DESIGN: QUANTITATIVE VERSUS QUALITATIVE	191	(28)
Paula T. Lusardi, PhD, RN, CCBN, CCNS
12. PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH	219	(24)
Gail E. Russell, EdD, RN, CNAA
13. ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH: FOCUSING ON CULTURE	243	(22)
Donna Schwartz-Barcott, PhD, RN
14. GROUNDED THEORY RESEARCH	265	(22)
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, RN, CNM, FAAN
Part 3 Utilization of Nursing Research	287
15. INTERPRETING AND REPORTING RESEARCH FINDINGS	289	(18)
Courtney Lyder, ND, APRN, CS, GPN
16. CRITIQUING RESEARCH REPORTS	307	(20)
James A. Fairs, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
17. RESEARCH UTILIZATION	327
Leslie H. Nicoll, PhD, MBA, RN Suzanne C. Beyea, PhD, RN, CS