Research Essentials

Susan L. Norwood is a professor in the Department of Nursing at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She has been a nurse educator for 23 years and also serves as the research consultant for Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Gonzaga University, her certificate as a Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, her Master’s in Nursing from the University of Washington, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Pacific Lutheran University. She has taught a wide variety of courses to both undergraduate and graduate students, has published in a variety of nursing journals, and has previously published graduate-level textbooks on nursing research and nursing consultation. She lives in Spokane with her dog Iris and her cat Bella. Her hobbies include knitting, gardening, and learning to play the mountain dulcimer.

SECTION 1 NURSING RESEARCH: AN OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 Research and Contemporary Nursing
Chapter 2 The Research Process: An Overview
Chapter 3 Ways of Knowing for Nursing Research
Chapter 4 Ethical Considerations in Nursing Research
SECTION 2 UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH
Chapter 5 Study Foundations: The Research Problem, Purpose, “Sub-Problems”, and Variables
Chapter 6 Study Backgrounds and Literature Reviews
Chapter 7 Frameworks for Nursing Research
Chapter 8 Research Designs
Chapter 9 Research Samples
Chapter 10 Principles of Measurement
Chapter 11 Data Collection Strategies
Chapter 12 Data Analysis in Quantitative Research
Chapter 13 Data Analysis and Qualitative Research
SECTION 3 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Chapter 14 The Research Critique Process
Chapter 15 Conducting Research in Practice Settings
Chapter 16 Communicating Research Findings
Chapter 17 Using Research Findings in Practice Settings
Chapter 18 Nursing Research and Nursing Practice