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Part I Overview of Nursing Research and Its Role in Evidence-Based Practice --
Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice --
Chapter 2 Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative Research --
Chapter 3 Reading and Critically Appraising Research Articles --
Chapter 4 Attending to Ethics in Research --
Part 2 Preliminary Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research --
Chapter 5 Identifying Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses --
Chapter 6 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature --
Chapter 7 Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks --
Part 3 Designs and Methods for Qualitative and Quantitative Nursing Research --
Chapter 8 Appraising Quantitative Research Design --
Chapter 9 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies --
Chapter 10 Appraising Qualitative Designs and Approaches --
Chapter 11 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies --
Chapter 12 Understanding Mixed Methods Research, Quality Improvement, and Other Special Types of Research --
Part 4 Analysis, Interpretation, and Application of Nursing Research --
Chapter 13 Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data --
Chapter 14 Interpreting Quantitative Findings and Evaluating Clinical Significance --
Chapter 15 Understanding the Analysis of Qualitative Data --
Chapter 16 Appraising Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research --
Chapter 17 Learning from Systematic Reviews --
Chapter 18 Putting Research Evidence into Practice: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence --
Appendix A Swenson et al., Parents’ Use of Praise and Criticism in a Sample of Young Children Seeking Mental Health Services --
Appendix B Beck and Watson, Posttraumatic Growth After Birth Trauma --
Appendix C Bail et al., Cancer-Related Symptoms and Cognitive Intervention Adherence Among Breast Cancer Survivors --
Appendix D Wilson et al., A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Individualized Preoperative Education Intervention for Symptom -- Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty --
Critical Appraisal of Wilson and Colleagues’ Study --
Glossary --
Index.

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The world’s most widely used nursing research textbook, Essentials of Nursing Research, Tenth Edition equips students with everything they need to confidently apply research to nursing practice. AJN award-winning authors Denise Polit and Cheryl Beck clarify the language of nursing research and install a practical understanding of nursing research fundamentals and the research process for both quantitative and qualitative studies — including design principles; sampling and data collection; criteria for assessing data quality; appraising the quality, rigor, and trustworthiness of studies; and approaches to understand the statistical results.