A previous AJN Book-of-the-Year Award winner, Burns & Grove’s The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence, 9th Edition is the trusted resource for those wanting to master the research methods that are foundational to evidence-based practice. This highly respected textbook covers how to appraise and apply existing research evidence, as well as how to participate in research and quality improvement projects. This new 9th edition has been extensively updated to reflect today’s focus on online research in the digital era and includes clear, step-by-step guidelines for all major quantitative and qualitative research approaches — including supporting examples from the latest high-quality literature. There’s also new content on translational research, coverage of the most current research tools and techniques, and an increased use of illustrations, tables, and other visuals to help engage visually oriented readers of all levels.
1. UNIT 1. Introduction to Nursing Research - p. 1 2. 1. Discovering the world of nursing - p. 1a 3. 2. Evolution of research in building evidence-based nursing practice - p. 19 4. 3. Introduction to quantitative research - p. 46 5. 4. Introduction to qualitative research - p. 75 6. UNIT 2. The Research Process - p. 103 7. 5. Research problem and purpose - p. 103a 8. 6. Objectives, questions, hypotheses, and study variables - p. 129 9. 7. Review of relevant literature - p. 152 10. 8. Frameworks - p. 170 11. 9. Ethics in research - p. 190 12. 10. Quantitative methodology: Noninterventional designs and methods - p. 234 13. 11. Quantitative methodology: Interventional designs and methods - p. 261 14. Research terms - p. 261 15. Study interventions - p. 268 16. Threats to validity in interventional studies - p. 272 17. Interventional designs - p. 284 18. Algorithms for identifying and selecting interventional designs - p. 306 19. Other designs - p. 307 20. References - p. 309 21. 12. Qualitative research methods - p. 314 22. 13. Outcomes research - p. 358 23. 14. Mixed methods research - p. 386 24. 15. Sampling - p. 410 25. 16. Quantitative measurement concepts - p. 450 26. 17. Measurement methods used in developing evidence-based practice - p. 486 27. UNIT 3. Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care - p. 529 28. 18. Critical appraisal of nursing studies - p. 529a 29. 19. Evidence synthesis and strategies for implementing evidence-based practice - p. 551 30. Strengths, challenges, and current status of evidence-based practice in nursing - p. 551 31. Guidelines for synthesizing research evidence - p. 554 32. Models to promote evidence-based practice in nursing - p. 586 33. Implementing evidence-based guidelines in practice - p. 595 34. Evidence-based practice centers - p. 599 35. Introduction to translational research and translational science - p. 600 36. References - p. 602 37. UNIT 4. Collecting and Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research - p. 607 38. 20. Collecting and managing data - p. 607a 39. 21. Introduction to statistical analysis - p. 635 40. 22. Using statistics to describe variables - p. 652 41. 23. Using statistics to examine relationships - p. 663 42. 24. Using statistics to predict - p. 675 43. 25. Using statistics to determine differences - p. 687 44. 26. Interpreting research outcomes - p. 699 45. 27. Disseminating research findings - p. 717 46. UNIT 5. Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research - p. 748 47. 28. Writing research proposals - p. 748a 48. 29. Seeking funding for research - p. 780 49. Appendix A: z values table - p. 795 50. Appendix B: Critical values for student’s t distribution - p. 798 51. Appendix C: Critical values of r for pearson product moment correlation coefficient - p. 800 52. Appendix D: Critical values of F for α = 0.05 and α = 0.01 - p. 801 53. Appendix E: Critical values of the χ2 distribution - p. 803 54. Glossary - p. 804 55. Index - p. 828 56. Inside back cover - p. IBC1 57. Inside back cover 1 - p. IBC2
A previous AJN Book-of-the-Year Award winner, Burns & Grove’s The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence, 9th Edition is the trusted resource for those wanting to master the research methods that are foundational to evidence-based practice. This highly respected textbook covers how to appraise and apply existing research evidence, as well as how to participate in research and quality improvement projects. This new 9th edition has been extensively updated to reflect today’s focus on online research in the digital era and includes clear, step-by-step guidelines for all major quantitative and qualitative research approaches — including supporting examples from the latest high-quality literature. There’s also new content on translational research, coverage of the most current research tools and techniques, and an increased use of illustrations, tables, and other visuals to help engage visually oriented readers of all levels.
1. UNIT 1. Introduction to Nursing Research - p. 1 2. 1. Discovering the world of nursing - p. 1a 3. 2. Evolution of research in building evidence-based nursing practice - p. 19 4. 3. Introduction to quantitative research - p. 46 5. 4. Introduction to qualitative research - p. 75 6. UNIT 2. The Research Process - p. 103 7. 5. Research problem and purpose - p. 103a 8. 6. Objectives, questions, hypotheses, and study variables - p. 129 9. 7. Review of relevant literature - p. 152 10. 8. Frameworks - p. 170 11. 9. Ethics in research - p. 190 12. 10. Quantitative methodology: Noninterventional designs and methods - p. 234 13. 11. Quantitative methodology: Interventional designs and methods - p. 261 14. Research terms - p. 261 15. Study interventions - p. 268 16. Threats to validity in interventional studies - p. 272 17. Interventional designs - p. 284 18. Algorithms for identifying and selecting interventional designs - p. 306 19. Other designs - p. 307 20. References - p. 309 21. 12. Qualitative research methods - p. 314 22. 13. Outcomes research - p. 358 23. 14. Mixed methods research - p. 386 24. 15. Sampling - p. 410 25. 16. Quantitative measurement concepts - p. 450 26. 17. Measurement methods used in developing evidence-based practice - p. 486 27. UNIT 3. Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care - p. 529 28. 18. Critical appraisal of nursing studies - p. 529a 29. 19. Evidence synthesis and strategies for implementing evidence-based practice - p. 551 30. Strengths, challenges, and current status of evidence-based practice in nursing - p. 551 31. Guidelines for synthesizing research evidence - p. 554 32. Models to promote evidence-based practice in nursing - p. 586 33. Implementing evidence-based guidelines in practice - p. 595 34. Evidence-based practice centers - p. 599 35. Introduction to translational research and translational science - p. 600 36. References - p. 602 37. UNIT 4. Collecting and Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research - p. 607 38. 20. Collecting and managing data - p. 607a 39. 21. Introduction to statistical analysis - p. 635 40. 22. Using statistics to describe variables - p. 652 41. 23. Using statistics to examine relationships - p. 663 42. 24. Using statistics to predict - p. 675 43. 25. Using statistics to determine differences - p. 687 44. 26. Interpreting research outcomes - p. 699 45. 27. Disseminating research findings - p. 717 46. UNIT 5. Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research - p. 748 47. 28. Writing research proposals - p. 748a 48. 29. Seeking funding for research - p. 780 49. Appendix A: z values table - p. 795 50. Appendix B: Critical values for student’s t distribution - p. 798 51. Appendix C: Critical values of r for pearson product moment correlation coefficient - p. 800 52. Appendix D: Critical values of F for α = 0.05 and α = 0.01 - p. 801 53. Appendix E: Critical values of the χ2 distribution - p. 803 54. Glossary - p. 804 55. Index - p. 828 56. Inside back cover - p. IBC1 57. Inside back cover 1 - p. IBC2
