Nursing research : generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice

Polit, Denise F. (Author). Beck, Cheryl Tatano. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780781794688 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xviii, 796 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 731-746) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Pt. 4. Collecting research data -- Ch. 14. Designing and implementing a data collection plan -- Ch. 15. Collecting unstructured data -- Ch. 16. Collecting structured data -- Ch. 17. Assessing measurement quality in quantitative studies -- Ch. 18. Developing and testing self-report scales -- Pt. 5. Analyzing and interpreting research data -- Ch. 19. Analyzing qualitative data -- Ch. 20. Enhancing quality and integrity in qualitative research -- Ch. 21. Describing data through statistics -- Ch. 22. Using inferential statistics to test hypotheses -- Ch. 23. Using multivariate statistics to analyze complex relationships -- Ch. 24. Designing a quantitative analysis strategy : from data collection to interpretation -- Pt. 6. Building an evidence base for nursing practice -- Ch. 25. Integrating research evidence : meta-analysis and metasynthesis -- Ch. 26. Disseminating evidence : reporting research findings -- Ch. 27. Writing proposals to generate evidence.