LoBiondo-Wood & Haber's Nursing Research in Canada
Methods, Critical Appraisal, and Utilization
- 6th Edition - March 5, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Mina D. Singh
- Editors: Ramesh Venkatesa Perumal, Karen A. Campbell
- Language: English
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Learn how to better understand, critically appraise, and apply research to your everyday practice with LoBiondo-Wood and Haber's Nursing Research in Canada: Methods, Critical Appraisal, and Utilization, 6th Edition. Written by educators and research experts from across Canada, this thoroughly updated textbook is an ideal resource to help you learn the processes behind nursing research and evidence-informed practice. This edition features new research examples that reflect current high-quality Canadian studies, fresh vignettes that depict the work of Canadian nurse-researchers, enhanced readability, and well-balanced coverage of both qualitative and quantitative research methods for evidence-informed practice.
- Balanced but distinct coverage of both the qualitative and quantitative approaches to nursing research acquaints you with the processes behind research and evidence-informed practice.
- Sample research critiques demonstrate how to apply judgement and reasoning principles to published quantitative and qualitative research studies
- Research Vignettes introduce you to real-world practitioners of nursing research and help bridge the gaps among clinical research, academia, and clinical practice Vignettes cover timely topics facing Canadian nurses
- Learning aids in every chapter include Key Terms, Learning Outcomes, Research Hints, Evidence-Informed Practice Tips, Appraising the Evidence, Critiquing Criteria, Critique of a Research Study, Critical Thinking Decision Paths, Critical Thinking Challenges, Check Your Understanding questions, and Key Points
RN students (2nd- and 3rd-year university students) PN to BScN students (3rd-year college students)
PART ONE Research Overview
1 The Role of Research in Nursing
2 Theoretical Frameworks
3 Critical Appraisal Strategies: Reading Research
4 Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
5 Searching and Appraising the Literature
6 Legal and Ethical Issues
PART TWO Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
7 Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
PART THREE Qualitative Research
8 Introduction to Qualitative Research
9 Qualitative Approaches to Research
PART FOUR Quantitative Research
10 Introduction to Quantitative Research
11 Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
12 Nonexperimental Designs
PART FIVE Processes Related to Research
13 Sampling
14 Data Collection Methods
15 Rigour in Research
16 Qualitative Data Analysis
17 Quantitative Data Analysis
18 Presenting the Findings
PART SIX Critiquing Research
19 Critiquing Qualitative Research
20 Critiquing Quantitative Research
PART SEVEN Application of Research: Evidence‑Informed Practice
21 Developing an Evidence‑Informed Practice
1 The Role of Research in Nursing
2 Theoretical Frameworks
3 Critical Appraisal Strategies: Reading Research
4 Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
5 Searching and Appraising the Literature
6 Legal and Ethical Issues
PART TWO Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
7 Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
PART THREE Qualitative Research
8 Introduction to Qualitative Research
9 Qualitative Approaches to Research
PART FOUR Quantitative Research
10 Introduction to Quantitative Research
11 Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
12 Nonexperimental Designs
PART FIVE Processes Related to Research
13 Sampling
14 Data Collection Methods
15 Rigour in Research
16 Qualitative Data Analysis
17 Quantitative Data Analysis
18 Presenting the Findings
PART SIX Critiquing Research
19 Critiquing Qualitative Research
20 Critiquing Quantitative Research
PART SEVEN Application of Research: Evidence‑Informed Practice
21 Developing an Evidence‑Informed Practice
- Edition: 6
- Latest edition
- Published: March 5, 2026
- Language: English
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Ramesh Venkatesa Perumal
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Community and Health Studies, Centennial College; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaKC
Karen A. Campbell
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMS
Mina D. Singh
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada