Understanding Nursing Research
Building an Evidence-Based Practice
- 8th Edition - May 27, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Susan K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray
- Language: English
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Request a sales quoteLearn to understand, critically appraise, and apply research studies to evidence-based nursing practice! Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice is a leading textbook of nursing research for evidence-based practice (EBP), identified as a competency in the 2021 AACN Essentials and a key emphasis the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination (NGN). This updated and enhanced 8th edition gives you even sharper insights into critical appraisal of published studies for evidence-based nursing practice. Known for its authoritative content, its time-tested systematic approach, and its unique Research Example format — the new 8th edition of this bestselling textbook features updated content throughout, including current examples of high-quality studies, along with new Research/Evidence-Based Practice Tips boxes and enhanced use of tables, boxes, and illustrations for improved learning.
- Clear, step-by-step organization introduces the research process and critical appraisal skills, identified as a competency in the 2021 AACN Essentials and a key emphasis of the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination (NGN).
- Strong focus on EBP helps you develop skills in appraising and applying published studies, demonstrating how to apply evidence to clinical practice.
- Authoritative content is written by pioneers and practitioners of nursing research who offer unique, firsthand insights into the field.
- Balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative research shows how to approach published studies with an unbiased view of the researcher's methodology.
- Research Examples are updated with high-quality nursing research and quality improvement studies showing how to critically appraise the nursing literature.
- Critical Appraisal Guidelines boxes provide step-by-step guidance in critically appraising published research studies.
- Summary tables, illustrations, and boxes promote in-depth learning of processes and approaches for today’s increasingly evidence-based clinical practice.
- Introduction to mixed-methods and outcomes research examines these increasingly popular methodologies in nursing research.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributor and Reviewers
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- 1. Introduction to nursing research and its importance in building an evidence-based practice
- What is nursing research?
- What is evidence-based practice?
- Historical development of research in nursing
- Acquiring knowledge in nursing
- Types of needed evidence
- Different types of research
- Understanding your role in nursing research
- Determining the best research evidence for practice
- Introduction to evidence-based guidelines
- Key points
- References
- 2. Introduction to quantitative research
- What is quantitative research?
- Problem-solving and nursing processes: Basis for understanding the quantitative research process
- Describing the steps of the quantitative research process
- Reading research reports
- Practice reading a quasi-experimental study
- Key points
- References
- 3. Introduction to qualitative research
- Steps in the research process for qualitative studies
- Phenomenological methodology
- Grounded theory methodology
- Ethnographic methodology
- Exploratory-descriptive qualitative methodology
- Sampling
- Researcher–participant relationships
- Data collection
- Data management
- Data analysis
- Rigor and value of qualitative research
- Key points
- References
- 4. Examining ethics in nursing research
- The nurse’s role in ethical research
- Unethical research: 1930s through the 1980s
- Ethical standards for research
- Protecting human participants
- Understanding informed consent
- Understanding institutional review
- Current issues in research ethics
- Key points
- References
- 5. Examining research problems, purposes, and hypotheses
- What are research problems and purposes?
- Identifying the problem and purpose in quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, and outcomes research
- Examining the feasibility of the problem and purpose in a published study
- Critically appraising objectives, questions, and hypotheses in studies
- Understanding variables and concepts in research
- Key points
- References
- 6. Understanding and critically appraising the literature review
- Purpose of the literature review
- Sources included in a literature review
- Critically appraising literature reviews
- Reviewing the literature
- Key points
- References
- 7. Understanding theory and research frameworks
- Understanding the elements of theory
- Levels of theoretical thinking
- Critical appraisal guidelines for research frameworks
- Framework from a grand nursing theory
- Framework based on middle range theory
- Framework from a tentative theory
- Framework from a physiological study
- Key points
- References
- 8. Clarifying quantitative research designs
- Concepts relevant to quantitative research designs
- Design validity of quantitative studies
- Identification of quantitative research designs in nursing studies
- Descriptive designs
- Correlational designs
- Examining causality and study interventions
- Quasi-experimental designs
- Experimental designs
- Randomized controlled trials
- Key points
- References
- 9. Examining populations and samples in research
- Understanding the key concepts of sampling theory
- Probability sampling methods
- Nonprobability sampling methods commonly used in quantitative and outcomes research
- Sample size in quantitative and outcomes studies
- Sampling methods in qualitative and mixed methods research
- Sampling process in qualitative and mixed methods studies
- Research settings
- Key points
- References
- 10. Clarifying measurement and data collection in quantitative research
- Concepts of measurement theory
- Reliability and validity of scales and questionnaires
- Accuracy, precision, and error of physiological measures
- Sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios
- Measurement strategies in nursing
- Data collection process
- Key points
- References
- 11. Understanding statistics in research
- Understanding theories and concepts of the statistical analysis process
- Identifying the steps of the data analysis process
- Statistics conducted to describe variables
- Determining the appropriateness of inferential statistics in studies
- Statistics conducted to examine relationships
- Statistics conducted to predict outcomes
- Statistics conducted to examine differences
- Interpreting research outcomes
- Key points
- References
- 12. Critical appraisal of quantitative and qualitative research for nursing practice
- Reasons for conducting critical appraisals of studies in nursing
- Key principles for conducting intellectual critical appraisals of quantitative and qualitative studies
- Understanding the quantitative research critical appraisal process
- Understanding the qualitative research critical appraisal process
- Key points
- References
- 13. Building an evidence-based nursing practice
- Benefits and challenges related to evidence-based nursing practice
- Developing clinical questions to guide the search for research evidence
- Evidence guiding intramuscular injections for prophylactic purposes
- Critically appraising systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Critically appraising meta-syntheses of qualitative research
- Critically appraising mixed methods research syntheses
- Models to promote evidence-based practice in nursing
- Implementing evidence-based guidelines in practice
- Introduction to evidence-based practice centers
- Introduction to translational research and translational science
- Key points
- References
- 14. Introduction to additional research methodologies in nursing: Mixed methods and outcomes research
- Mixed methods research and design
- Outcomes research
- Key points
- References
- Glossary
- Index
- Levels of research evidence
- Edition: 8
- Published: May 27, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- LooseLeaf ISBN: 9780323829625
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323826419
- eBook ISBN: 9780323826440
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Susan K. Grove
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas; Adult Nurse Practitioner, Grand Prairie, Texas, USAJG
Jennifer R. Gray
Affiliations and expertise
Dean, College of Professional Studies, Oklahoma Christian University, Edmond, Oklahoma; Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA