Research Essentials

Description

The textbook is arranged into three sections:

• Section 1 (Chapters 1—3) describe the relationship between research and evidence-based practice, provides an overview of the research process, compares quantitative and qualitative research approaches, and discusses ethical considerations in research.
• Section 2 (Chapters 5—13) considers each element in the research process in depth. The focus of these chapters is developing an understanding of the methodological and analytical decisions that are a part of the research process so that nurses can understand what a study is reporting, evaluate its relevance and credibility, make decisions about its applicability to a clinical situation, and participate as members of research teams.
• Section 3, the final section of the book (chapter 14—18), discusses the research critique process, nurses’ roles in conducting research in practice settings, communicating research findings, translating research findings into a practice change, and the future of nursing research.

 Features:

• Each chapter in the book includes several examples from the current nursing research literature, particularly emphasizing studies that appear in the clinically oriented, peerreviewed journals that practicing nurses are most likely to read.
• Boxes and tables are used to highlight and illustrate key points, as well as to provide alternative perspectives on an issue.
• UNIQUE:  Concise end-of-chapter summary, sample test questions, critical thinking questions, and a list of Internet resources.
• A comprehensive glossary at the end of the textbook serves as a ready reference for bolded terms that are used throughout the book.
• Additional critical thinking exercises, review questions, and further learning and teaching resources tied to the chapter material are available to students and instructors at www.mynursingkit.com

Susan L. Norwood is a professor in the Department of Nursing at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She has been a nurse educator for 23 years and also serves as the research consultant for Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Gonzaga University, her certificate as a Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, her Master’s in Nursing from the University of Washington, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Pacific Lutheran University. She has taught a wide variety of courses to both undergraduate and graduate students, has published in a variety of nursing journals, and has previously published graduate-level textbooks on nursing research and nursing consultation. She lives in Spokane with her dog Iris and her cat Bella. Her hobbies include knitting, gardening, and learning to play the mountain dulcimer.

Research Essentials: Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice by Susan L. Norwood is a fresh NEW nursing research textbook which provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to this important subject area. With valuable information for nursing students, nurses in clinical practice, and nurses in leadership positions, Research Essentials: Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice helps nurses acquire essential skills for today’s dynamic health-care environment.

RESEARCH ESSENTIALS: FOUNDATIONS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 1e

Susan L. Norwood, EdD, RN

This NEW nursing research textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to this important subject area. Students, instructors and professionals alike will find the book an invaluable resource and tool as they progress in their careers.

Research Essentials: Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice is designed to help learners understand

• methodological and analytical decisions that are a part of the research process
• how to evaluate a study’s relevance and credibility
• how to make decisions about applicability to clinical situations
• how to participate as members of research teams
• how to apply critique guidelines for each research decision

Chapter elements include an end-of-chapter summary, sample test questions, critical thinking questions, and Internet resources.

With valuable information for nursing students, nurses in clinical practice, and nurses in leadership positions, Research Essentials: Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice helps nurses acquire essential skills for today’s dynamic health-care environment.

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Research Essentials: Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice by Susan L. Norwood is a fresh NEW nursing research textbook which provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to this important subject area.  With valuable information for nursing students, nurses in clinical practice, and nurses in leadership positions, Research Essentials: Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice helps nurses acquire essential skills for today’s dynamic health-care environment.FIRST EDITION TITLE

SECTION 1 NURSING RESEARCH: AN OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 Research and Contemporary Nursing 2

Chapter 2 The Research Process: An Overview 23

Chapter 3 Ways of Knowing for Nursing Research 44

Chapter 4 Ethical Considerations in Nursing Research 65

SECTION 2 UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH

Chapter 5 Study Foundations: The Research Problem, Purpose, “Sub-Problems”, and Variables 98

Chapter 6 Study Backgrounds and Literature Reviews 125

Chapter 7 Frameworks for Nursing Research 163

Chapter 8 Research Designs 184

Chapter 9 Research Samples 218

Chapter 10 Principles of Measurement 249

Chapter 11 Data Collection Strategies 272

Chapter 12 Data Analysis in Quantitative Research 304

Chapter 13 Data Analysis and Qualitative Research 340

SECTION 3 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Chapter 14 The Research Critique Process 360

Chapter 15 Conducting Research in Practice Settings 382

Chapter 16 Communicating Research Findings 406

Chapter 17 Using Research Findings in Practice Settings 426

Chapter 18 Nursing Research and Nursing Practice 445