TY - BOOK AU - Norwood,Susan Leslie TI - Research essentials: foundations for evidence-based practice SN - 0135134102 AV - RT81.5 .N658 2010 U1 - 610.730724 22 PY - 2010///] CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Pearson Education KW - Nursing KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Clinical medicine KW - Evidence-based medicine N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Nursing research: an overview -- Research and contemporary nursing -- Research process: an overview -- Ways of knowing for nursing research -- Ethical considerations in nursing research -- Understanding nursing research -- Study foundations: the research problem, purpose, sub-problems, and variables -- Study backgrounds and literature reviews -- Frameworks for nursing research -- Research designs -- Research samples -- Principles of measurement -- Data collection strategies -- Data analysis in quantitative research -- Data analysis and qualitative research -- Putting it all together -- Research critique process -- Conducting research in practice settings -- Communicating research findings -- Using research findings in practice settings -- Nursing research and nursing practice -- Answers to test yourself questions -- Responses to critical thinking questions -- Glossary of abbreviations -- Glossary of terms ER -