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Nursing Research and Statistics
- 4th Edition - November 16, 2022
- Author: Suresh Sharma
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 4 4 7 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 4 4 8 - 5
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Request a sales quote- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Preface
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- Section I. Fundamentals of nursing research
- 1. Foundation of nursing research
- Introduction
- Methods of acquiring knowledge in nursing
- Problem-solving
- Scientific methods
- Meaning of research and nursing research
- Need and purposes of nursing research
- Importance and significance of nursing research
- Historical evolution of nursing research
- Characteristics of good research
- Types of research
- Scope and areas of nursing research
- Problems in nursing, health and social science research
- Concept of evidence-based practice
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 2. Overview of research process
- Introduction
- Basic research terms
- Quantitative research process: Overview
- Qualitative research process: Overview
- Ethics in nursing research
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- 3. Research problem
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Identification of research problem
- Formulation of research problem
- Identification of variables
- Writing research objectives
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- 4. Hypothesis and assumption
- Hypothesis
- Assumption
- Delimitations
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 5. Literature review
- Introduction
- Meaning of literature review
- Importance of literature review
- Purposes of literature review
- Types of literature review
- Sources of literature review
- Steps of literature review
- Points to be considered for literature review
- Annotated bibliography
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 6. Theories, models and frameworks in nursing research
- Introduction
- Meaning of theory
- Meaning of conceptual model
- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks
- Nature and characteristics of theories
- Purposes and uses of theories, models and frameworks
- Using theory in research
- Testing and developing theories
- Developing conceptual or theoretical framework and models
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 7. Research approaches and designs
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Elements of research design
- Selection of research design
- Validity of research designs
- Types of research design
- Experimental research designs
- True experimental design
- Quasi-experimental research design
- Non-experimental research designs
- Specific quantitative research
- Qualitative research designs
- Mixed method research designs
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 8. Population, sample and sampling
- Introduction
- Terminology used in sampling
- Purposes of sampling
- Characteristics of a good sample
- Sampling process
- Types of sampling techniques (Fig. 8.3)
- Probability sampling techniques
- Non-probability sampling
- Sampling in qualitative studies
- Sample size determination
- Probability and sampling errors
- Problems of sampling
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 9. Tools and methods of data collection
- Introduction
- Concept of data collection
- Interview
- Questionnaire
- Composite scales/attitude scales
- Visual analogous scale
- Observations
- Rating scale
- Checklist
- Biophysiologic methods
- Projective technique
- Q-sorts
- Vignettes
- Procedure of data collection
- Validity of research tool
- Reliability of research tool
- Pilot study
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 10. Analysis of data
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Scales of measurements
- Analysis of quantitative data
- Parametric tests
- Non-parametric tests
- Computer analysis of quantitative data
- Analysis of qualitative data
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- 11. Communication and utilization of research
- Introduction
- Criteria for communicating the research
- Methods of communication for research findings
- Writing a research report
- Writing the references/bibliography
- Vancouver style of reference writing
- American psychological association style of references
- Writing a research article
- Critical review of a research work
- Utilization of research findings
- Intramural and extramural research funding
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- Section II. Statistics
- 12. Introduction and descriptive statistics
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Uses and applications of statistics
- Terms related to statistics
- Types of data/scales of measurement
- Classification of statistics
- Frequency distribution
- Graphical presentation of data
- Measures of central tendency
- Measures of dispersion
- Risk indexes: Relative risk and odd ratio
- Statistics for diagnostic test evaluation
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 13. Normal distribution and measures of relationship
- Normal probability curve (Z score)
- Correlation coefficient
- Scatter diagram method
- Product moment correlation
- Regression analysis
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- References
- 14. Inferential statistics
- Introduction
- Basic terms
- Parametric tests
- Non-parametric tests
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- 15. Application of statistics in health and uses of computer in statistics
- Introduction
- Rates, ratios and trends
- Vital health statistics
- Measures of fertility
- Measures of mortality
- Measures of morbidity
- Statistical packages and applications
- Computer in nursing research
- Summary
- Review questions
- Further reading
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Index
- No. of pages: 650
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: November 16, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131264478
- eBook ISBN: 9788131264485