Statistics for evidence-based practice in nursing /
Myoung Jin Kim and Caroline Mallory
- Burlington, MA : Jone and Bartlett Learning, c2014
- xviii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Evidence-based practice in nursing, or why do I need to take statistics? -- Statistical essentials -- Statistical essentials II : measurement -- Working with IBM SPSS : statistical packages for the social sciences -- Organizing and displaying data -- Descriptive statistics -- Hypothesis testing -- Getting ready for the analysis -- Examining relationships between and among variables -- Modeling relationships -- Comparing group means : difference tests -- Nonparametric tests -- Categorical data analysis -- Meta-analysis -- Common statistical mistakes.
Is an accessible comprehensive learning tool for nurses. Peer reviewed courses tested, this text presents statistics in a readable, user-friendly format to meet the learning needs of students. The text includes key terms, critical thinking questions, and case studies incorporating research and evidence-based practice to help nurses connect statistics with everyday work in healthcare field.