The Practice of Nursing Research: Conduct, Critique & Utilization

The book provides comprehensive coverage of research methods for nursing and introduces the reader to quantitative research, qualitative research, and triangulation. It develops a solid foundation for critiquing quantitative and qualitative studies, and summarizes empirical knowledge for use in practice. Material necessary for the development of research proposals and the conduction of research is presented to assist the reader in executing research projects. It provides examples of numerous research designs, includes expanded coverage of ethics and research, including current federal guidelines for approving studies, use of children as research subjects, and discussion of misconduct in conducting and publishing research. The book contains up-to-date coverage of instrument reliability and validity and teaches the reader how to evaluate the research instruments used in published studies and select more reliable instruments when conducting research.