Polit, Denise F. <br/><br/>
Essentials of nursing research  appraising evidence for nursing practice 
Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck. 
 - 8th ed. 
 - Philadelphia  Wolters Kluwer Health /Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  c2014 . 
 - xviii, 493 p.  ill. (chiefly col.)  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Fundamentals of evidence-based nursing practice -- Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research -- Reading and critiquing research articles -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing research evidence in the literature -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research design -- Sampling and data collection in quantitative studies -- Measurement and data quality -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpretation in quantitative research -- Qualitative designs and approaches -- Sampling and data collection in qualitative studies -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Mixed methods and other special types of research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781451176797 (pbk.) 1451176791 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012023962 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing--Research.<br/>Evidence-based nursing.<br/>Nursing Research
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT81.5  / .P63 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.73072  / P7691e8 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WY 20.5