TY - BOOK AU - Polit, Denise F. AU - Beck, Cheryl Tatano TI - Essentials of nursing research: appraising evidence for nursing practice SN - 9781609130046 AV - RT 81.5 .P63 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Nursing KW - Research KW - Nursing Research KW - Evidence-Based Nursing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; NUR N2 - Contents: 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 ER -