Advanced Nursing Research. From Theory to Practice

Part  1  Planning Phase

• Chapter  1  Identifying a Research Topic
• Chapter  2  Reviewing the Literature
• Chapter  3  Theory

Part  2  Design Phase

• Chapter  4  Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed Models Research?
• Chapter  5  Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design
• Chapter  6  Descriptive, Longitudinal, and Epidemiological Designs
• Chapter  7  Larger, More Complex Studies: Secondary Analysis, Big Data, and Meta-Analyses
• Chapter  8  Sampling
• Chapter  9  Reliability
• Chapter  10  Validity
• Chapter  11  Rigor in Qualitative Research
• Chapter  12  Mixed Designs

Part  3  Implementation Phase

• Chapter  13  Research Ethics
• Chapter  14  Participant Recruitment
• Chapter  15  Data Collection: Testing and Observation
• Chapter  16  Data Collection: Interviewing Individuals and Groups
• Chapter  17  Internet, Secondary Analysis, and Historical Research
• Chapter  18  Intervention

Part  4  Analysis and Interpretation Phase

• Chapter  19  Quantitative Data Management
• Chapter  20  Basic Quantitative
• Chapter  21  Inferential Analysis
• Chapter  22  Analysis of Qualitative Data

Part  5  Reporting

• Chapter  23  Presenting Your Research Findings
• Chapter  24  Publishing Your Research Results
• Chapter  25  Preparing Research Proposals
• Chapter  26  From Research to Practice
• Chapter  27  Developing a Program of Research

Appendix  A  The Belmont Report

Appendix  B  The Nuremburg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki

Appendix  C  Common Rule

Advanced Nursing Research: From Theory to Practice, Third Edition is the ideal graduate-level text for learning how to conduct nursing research, from development of an idea to the  completion of the study. It focuses on the conduct of research with an emphasis on the connection to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and the use of aggregate data. Despite its wide scope, this text is concise with little repetition. The outstanding feature is its reality-based approach to the actual conduct of research. Difficult, complex topics are addressed in a readable manner while the author uses her own experience and stories about conducting a wide range of research studies to engage students. Advanced Nursing Research: From Theory to Practice, Third Edition reflects modern practice and current thinking about research and integrates qualitative and quantitative methods, including emerging mixed methods.

Ruth M. Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN - Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar and Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.

Dr. Ruth Tappen is the Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar in Nursing at Florida Atlantic University. She has a doctorate in nursing education from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York and completed a postdoc in measurement at the College of Nursing, University of Arizona in Tucson.

Dr. Tappen is an active researcher who has had continuous funding for research and educational projects for over 30 years. She has authored several books and published over 50 articles. She has served as a reviewer on a number of NIH panels including CBPR, SBIR and Research Ethics. She also served as acting Vice President for Research at Florida Atlantic University and was the founder of a thriving nurse-practitioner-based memory disorder center on Boca Raton campus which provided an opportunity to put research findings into practice. Her specialty area is gerontological nursing with an emphasis on transitional care, cognitive disorders, measurement and cross-cultural issues.