Advanced Nursing Research. from Theory to Practice

Overview

Written by an active nurse researcher, this graduate-level text takes a practical approach to preparing research proposals and carrying out research studies. It moves the reader through the entire process of conducting a research study from selecting a topic to publishing the results and discusses both theoretical and practical considerations in conducting a study. Advanced Nursing Research: From Theory to Practice uses real life examples to address topics such as sampling, participant recruitment, data collection, presenting research, and a career in research.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I Planning Phase
Chapter 1 Identifying a Research Topic
Chapter 2 Reviewing the Literature
Chapter 3 Theory

Part II Design Phase
Chapter 4 Quantitative or Qualitative Research?
Chapter 5 Experimental Research Designs
Chapter 6 Descriptive Research Designs, Mixed Methods & Meta-Analysis
Chapter 7 Epidemiology and Longitudinal Designs
Chapter 8 Sampling
Chapter 9 Reliability
Chapter 10 Validity
Chapter 11 Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research

Part III Implementation Phase
Chapter 12 Ethical Issues and Consent
Chapter 13 Participant Recruitment
Chapter 14 Data Collection: Testing and Observation
Chapter 15 Data Collection: Interviewing
Chapter 16 Internet, Secondary Analysis & Historical Research
Chapter 17 Intervention

Part IV Analysis and Interpretation Phase
Chapter 18 Quantitative Data Management
Chapter 19 Basic Quantitative Data Analysis
Chapter 20 Inferential Analysis
Chapter 21 Analyzing Qualitative Data

Part V Reporting
Chapter 22 Presenting Your Research Findings
Chapter 23 Publishing Your Research Results
Chapter 24 Preparing Research Proposals
Chapter 25 Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 26 Developing a Program of Research

About the Author(s)

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.