Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research

Denise F. Polit, PhD, FAAN President, Humanalysis, Inc., Saratoga Springs, NY and Professor, Griffith University School of Nursing, Brisbane, Australia www.denisepolit.com Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut Storrs, CT

Part 1: Overview of Nursing Research and Its Role in Evidence-Based Practice"
1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
2. Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
3. Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research
4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles
5. Ethics in Research
Part 2: Preliminary Steps in Research"
6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
8. Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Part 3: Quantitative Research"
9. Quantitative Research Design
10. Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
11. Measurement and Data Quality
12. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
13. Rigor and Interpretation in Quantitative Research
Part 4: Qualitative Research"
14. Qualitative Designs and Approaches
15. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
16. Analysis of Qualitative Data
17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Part 5: Special Topics in Research"
18. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research
19. Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis

Appendix A: Weinert, et al, Computer Intervention Impact on Psychosocial Adaptation of Rural Women With Chronic Conditions
Appendix B: Cricco-Lizza, Rooting for the Breast: Breastfeeding Promotion in the NICU
Appendix C: Yackel et al, A Nurse-Facilitated Depression Screening Program in an Army Primary Care Clinic: An Evidence-Based Project
Appendix D: Jurgens et al, Why Do Elders Delay Responding to Heart Failure Symptoms?
Appendix E: Byrne et al, Care Transition Experiences of Spousal Caregivers: From a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit to Home
Appendix F: Cummings, Sharing a Traumatic Event: The Experience of the Listener and the Storyteller Within the Dyad
Appendix G: Nam et al, Effect of Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education in Ethnic Minorities With Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis
Appendix H: Beck, A Metaethnography of Traumatic Childbirth and its Aftermath: Amplifying Causal Looping
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