Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beginning tips on surviving nursing research and evidence-based nursing practice --
The quantitative research process --
Quantitative versus qualitative research or both?. Making sense of the numbers as it relates to research and evidence-based nursing practice --
Implementing evidence-based nursing practice : an overview --
Reading and critically analyzing empirical research studies --
Now it's your turn to analyze research --
Ethics in research and evidence-based nursing practice --
Evidence based nursing practice projects : putting it all together --
Planned change in evidence-based nursing practice.

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