The practice of nursing research Book

INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH · Discovery of the World of Nursing Research · The Evolution of Research in Nursing · Introduction to Quantitative Research · Introduction to Qualitative Research · THE RESEARCH PROCESS · Research Problem and Purpose · Review of Relevant Literature · Frameworks · Objectives, Questions, and Hypotheses · Ethics in Research · Understanding Research Design · Selecting a Research Design · Outcomes Research · Intervention Research (new)· Sampling · Concepts of Measurement · Measurement Strategies in Nursing · Collecting and Managing Data · Introduction to Statistical Analysis · Using Statistics to Describe · Using Statistics to Examine Relationships · Using Statistics to Predict · Using Statistics to Examine Causality · Qualitative Research Methodology · Interpreting Research Outcomes · Communicating Research Findings · STRATEGIES FOR USING RESEARCH IN PRACTICE · Critical Analysis of Nursing Studies · Utilization of Research in Nursing Practice · SEEKING SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES · Proposal Writing for Research Approval · Seeking Funding for Research · APPENDICES · Table of Random Numbers · Cumulative Normal Distribution · Percentage Points of Student's t Distribution · Percentage Points of the F Distribution · Critical Values of the X2 Distribution · Table of Probabilities Associated with Values as Small as Observed Values of U in the Mann-Whitney Test · Table of Critical Values of U in the Mann-Whitney Test · Percentiles of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test Statistic · Table of Critical Values of r in the Runs Test · Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks Test · Table of Probabilities Associated with Values as Large as Observed Values of H in the Kruskal-Wallis One-Way Analysis of Variance by Ranks · Table of Probabilities Associated w/ Values as Large as Observed Values of X2r in the Friedman Two-Way Analysis of Variance by Ranks · Statistical Power Tables · Glossary