Understanding Nursing Research Reading and Using Research in Evidence-Based Practice

by Macnee, Carol L.; McCabe, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780781775588
• ISBN10: 0781775582
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781605477305
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-07
• Publisher: LWW
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Summary

Focused around the facts you need to use research, not conduct research, this unique learning text examines nursing research from the student's perspective-answering critical questions about study methods, samples, findings, and analysis. Using this approach, you'll examine each section of a typical research report-beginning with the conclusions-with expert guidance that highlights the relevance of each section to evidence-based practice.

Table of Contents

Evidence-Based Nursing: Using Research in Practice	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Questions for Patient Care	p. 3
Developing an Effective Clinical Question	p. 6
Published Abstract: What Would You Conclude?	p. 16
Systematic Reviews in Evidence-Based Nursing	p. 17
Summary	p. 18
The Research Process: Components and Language of Research Reports	p. 20
Introduction	p. 21
The Language of Research	p. 22
Components of Published Research Reports	p. 23
Research Reports and the Research Process	p. 34
Summary of the Research Process Contrasted to the Research Report	p. 38
Published Report-What Did You Conclude?	p. 43
Summary	p. 45
Discussion and Conclusions	p. 48
The End of a Research Report-Discussions and Conclusions	p. 49
Discussions	p. 50
Conclusions	p. 56
Common Errors in Research Reports	p. 59
Critically Reading Discussion and Conclusion Sections of Reports	p. 61
Published Reports-What Would You Conclude?	p. 63
Descriptive Results	p. 65
Differentiating Description From Inference	p. 66
Understanding the Language of Results Sections	p. 68
Connecting Results That Describe to Conclusions	p. 83
Common Errors in the Reports of Descriptive Results	p. 83
Critically Reading Results Sections of Research Reports	p. 85
Published Report-What Would You Conclude?	p. 86
Inferential Results	p. 88
The Purpose of Inferential Statistics	p. 89
Probability and Significance	p. 91
Parametric and Nonparametric Statistics	p. 94
Bivariate and Multivariate Tests	p. 95
Hypothesis Testing	p. 106
In-Class Study Data	p. 107
Connecting Inferential Statistical Results to Conclusions	p. 108
Common Errors in Results Sections	p. 109
Critically Reading the Results Section of a Report-Revisited	p. 111
Published Report-What Would You Conclude?	p. 112
Samples	p. 114
Samples Versus Populations	p. 116
Sampling in Qualitative Research	p. 119
Sampling in Quantitative Research	p. 123
Differences in Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling	p. 132
Problems With the Sampling Process	p. 133
Problems With Sampling Outcomes	p. 135
Common Errors in Reports of Samples	p. 138
Connecting Sampling to the Study Results and Conclusions	p. 139
Critically Reading the Sample Section of Research Reports	p. 140
Published Reports-Would You Change Your Practice?	p. 143
Sampling Errors and Ethics: What Can Go Wrong?	p. 145
Which Nursing Actions Are Research and Require Special Ethical Consideration?	p. 146
Informed Consent	p. 147
Critically Reading Reports of Sampling and Recognizing Common Errors	p. 157
Published Reports-What Do They Say About Consent and the Sampling Process?	p. 158
Data Collection Methods	p. 160
Revisiting Study Variables	p. 161
Methods for Constructing the Meaning of Variables in Qualitative Research	p. 166
Errors in Data Collection in Qualitative Research	p. 170
Methods to Measure Variables in Quantitative Research	p. 173
Errors in Data Collection in Quantitative Research	p. 179
Common Errors in Written Reports of Data Collection Methods	p. 188
Critically Reading Methods Sections of Research Reports	p. 189
Connecting Data Collection Methods to Sampling, Results, and Discussion/Conclusion	p. 190
Published Reports-Would You Use These Studies in Clinical Practice?	p. 191
Research Designs: Planning the Study	p. 193
Research Designs: Why Are They Important?	p. 194
Qualitative Research Designs	p. 203
Quantitative Research Designs	p. 209
How Can One Get the Wrong Design for the Right Question?	p. 217
Common Errors in Published Reports of Research Designs	p. 221
Published Reports-Did Design Affect Your Conclusion?	p. 221
Critically Reading the Description of the Study Design in a Research Report	p. 222
Background and the Research Problem	p. 226
Sources of Problems for Research	p. 227
Background Section of Research Reports	p. 229
Literature Review Sections of Research Reports	p. 234
Linking the Literature Review to the Study Design	p. 242
Published Reports-Has the Case Been Made for the Research Study?	p. 243
Common Errors in Reports of the Background and Literature Review	p. 244
Critically Reading Background and Literature Review Sections of a Research Report	p. 246
The Research Process	p. 250
The Research Process	p. 251
Research Process Contrasted to the Research Report	p. 263
Factors That Affect the Research Process	p. 265
Generating Knowledge Can Be Fun!	p. 267
Published Reports-What Do You Conclude Now?	p. 269
The Role of Research in Nursing	p. 271
History of Nursing Research	p. 272
Linking Theory, Education, and Practice With Research	p. 274
Evidence-Based Practice: Pros and Cons	p. 277
Quality Improvement: Framed Within the Research Process	p. 280
Where Are We Going? Roles of Nurses in Research	p. 282
Finding Answers Through Research	p. 283
Fictional Article: What Would You Conclude?	p. 286
Research Articles	p. 291
Motherhood in the Context of Maternal HIV Infection	p. 292
Complex Physical and Mental Health Needs of Rural - Incarcerated Women	p. 305
Correlates of Recovery Among Older Adults After Major Abdominal Surgery	p. 317
Evolution of the Caregiving Experience in the Initial 2 Years Following Stroke	p. 327
Needs of Family Members of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice	p. 341
Efficacy of an In-Home Nursing Intervention Following Short-Stay Breast Cancer Surgery	p. 353
Feeling Safe: The Psychosocial Needs of ICU Patients	p. 363
Qualitative Evaluation of a School-Based Support Group for Adolescents with an Addicted Parent	p. 372
Non-somatic Effects of Patient Aggression on Nurses: A Systematic Review	p. 382
Demographic Characteristics as Predictors of Nursing Students' Choice of Type of Clinical Practice	p. 400
Sample In-Class Data Collection Tool	p. 405
In-Class Study Data for Practice Exercise in Chapter 5	p. 408
Historical Analysis of Siderail Use in American Hospitals	p. 409
Glossary	p. 417
Index	p. 425
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