Research in Nursing and Health: Understanding and Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

by Hoskins, Carol Noll

• ISBN13: 9780826116161
• ISBN10: 0826116167
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

Summary

This updated new edition offers the reader a step-by-step guide to conducting research and to understanding the research studies done by others. It describes both quantitative and qualitative investigations. The book is written in outline format, for quick reference. An important feature of the new edition is an extensive listing of online databases and knowledge resources. Graduate students and nurse researchers will find this an easily accessible source of valuable information.

Author Biography

Carla Mariano is Associate Professor and Coordinator, Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse Practitioner Program and Scholar in Residence at the John Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, Division of Nursing, The Steinhardt School of Education, New York University.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction to Research	1	(4)
Carol Noll Hoskins
Carla Mariano
The Research Question	5	(5)
Carol Noll Hoskins
Carla Mariano
A Review of the Literature: Using Online and Print Sources	10	(13)
Barbara Carty
Susan Kaplan Jacobs
Carol Noll Hoskins
Carla Mariano
Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks	23	(5)
Carol Noll Hoskins
Carla Mariano
Research Designs	28	(12)
Carol Noll Hoskins
Carla Mariano
Sampling Methods: Basic Issues and Concepts	40	(8)
Joseph Giacquinta
Carla Mariano
Principles of Measurement	48	(6)
Carol Noll Hoskins
Development of Quantitative Methods	54	(6)
Carol Noll Hoskins
Data Analysis and Interpretation	60	(9)
Carol Noll Hoskins
Carla Mariano
Product of the Inquiry: The Research Report	69	(3)
Carol Noll Hoskins
Carla Mariano
Guide to Critique of Quantitative Research with Examples and Practice Studies	72	(31)
Carol Noll Hoskins
Guide to Critique of Qualitative Research with Examples and Practice Studies	103	(36)
Carla Mariano
References and Bibliography	139	(3)
Appendix A: Suggested Guide for Abstracting Research Studies	142	(1)
Appendix B: Guide to Critique of Philosophical Research	143	(2)
Appendix C: Issues of Control and Validity: Quantitative Studies	145	(31)
Appendix D: Testing Hypotheses with an Exemplar Study: Statistical Significance, Error, Directionality, and Power	176	(7)
Index	183