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Polit, Denise F.

Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck. - 7th ed. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010. - xiv, 610 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Accompanied by CD-ROM in pocket attached to inside back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Evidence-based nursing practice : fundamentals -- Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research -- Reading and critiquing research reports -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Literature reviews : finding and reviewing research evidence -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research designs -- Qualitative designs and approaches -- Specific types of research -- Sampling plans -- Data collection methods -- Measurement and data quality -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpretation in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis.

ISBN: 9780781781534 (alk. paper) 0781781531 (alk. paper) 9781609130046 (International ed.) 1609130049 (International ed.)

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101487590 DNLM

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nursing--Research.
Nursing Research.
Evidence-Based Nursing.

LC Class. No.: RT81.5 / .P63 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 610.73072/ POL

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2009 C-932 WY 20.5 / P769eg 2010