Nursing Research. Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence

Description

Essential for nursing research courses, Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence, Second Edition demonstrates how to use research as the basis for successful nursing practice. Fully updated and revised, this reader-friendly new edition provides students with the fundamentals of appraising and utilizing research. Organized around the different types of research in evidence-based practice, it addresses contemporary concerns especially ethical and legal issues. Additionally, it explores both quantitative and qualitative traditions to encourage students to read, use, and participate in the research process.

Key Features:

• Learning Objectives help guide students through each chapter
• Key Terms to highlight important terms and definitions
• Voices from the Field to bring concepts to life from nurses and researchers
• Gray Matter provides key concepts noted in the margins for quick review
• Critical Appraisal Exercises direct readers towards a full length research article
• Checklists help students evaluate specific research activities and issues
• Summary of key concepts draws attention to important topics
• Practical advice for finding research, reading it critically, and strengthening research skills

Fully Interactive Online Resources:

For students: Companion Website featuring Interactive Glossary, Flashcards, Crossword Puzzles, Chapter Objectives, Student Quiz, Student Workbook, Documenting EBP Aspects, Appraisal Exercises, and Podcasts

For instructors: An Instructor’s Manual featuring PowerPoints, a TestBank, Classroom Discussion Questions, and Classroom Exercises

Reviews

"The [online student resources] are wonderful and include activities for every chapter including a workbook, journal article critiques with specific questions appropriate for the week, quizzes, additional resources, an interactive glossary, chapter objectives, and animated flashcards. This may be one of the best text books I have ever used in terms of support resources for both faculty and students. All of the student work can be submitted online. I may actually rethink how I am teaching the course. These resources are fabulous. Thank you JBLearning!"
-Barbara J. Ganley, PhD, MSN, RN, MSN Program Director, Professor, Dominican University of California

Table of Contents

• Part 1 An Introduction to Research
• Chapter 1 The Importance of Research as Evidence in Nursing
• Chapter 2 The Research Process and Ways of Knowing
• Chapter 3 Ethical and Legal Considerations in Research

• Part II Planning for Research
• Chapter 4 Finding Problems and Writing Questions
• Chapter 5 The Successful Literature Review
• Chapter 6 Theoretical Frameworks
• Chapter 7 Selecting an Appropriate Research Design

• Part III Research Process
• Chapter 8 The Sampling Strategy
• Chapter 9 Measurement Strategies
• Chapter 10 Data Collection Methods
• Chapter 11 Enhancing the Validity of Research

• Part IV Research that Describes Populations
• Chapter 12 Descriptive Research Questions and Procedures
• Chapter 13 Summarizing and Reporting Descriptive Data

• Part V Research that Measures Effectiveness
• Chapter 14 Quantitative Research Questions and Procedures
• Chapter 15 Analysis and Reporting of Quantitative Data

• Part VI Research that Describes the Meaning of an Experience
• Chapter 16 Qualitative Research Questions and Procedures
• Chapter 17 Analyzing and Reporting Qualitative Results

• Part VII Research Translation
• Chapter 18 Communication Research Findings
• Chapter 19 Translating Research into Practice

About the Author

Janet Houser, PhD, RN-Academic Dean, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Regis University, Denver, Colorado

Dr. Houser is the Academic Dean of the Rueckert Hartman College for Health Professions at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. She has a BSN, an MSN in Maternal-Child Health, an MS in healthcare administration, and a PhD in applied statistics and research methods. She has taught nurses, administration, and physical therapy students from undergraduate through doctoral level, primarily in the subjects of biostatistics and quantitative methods. Dr. Houser spent 20 years in health care administration with the Mercy Health System. Her last position was as Regional Administrator for Professional Practice for Mercy Health Partners in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was responsible for professional practice and clinical research in 29 facilities. During her tenure with MHP, she implemented evidence-based practice as a basis for the procedure manuals and system-wide care delivery policies, a shared governance model, and a collaborative care delivery system. Currently, Dr. Houser’s research agenda is focused on the association of nurse autonomy and outcomes. Dr. Houser has published three books, Clinical Research in Practice: A Guide for the Bedside Scientist (Jones and Bartlett, 2007) , Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence (Jones and Bartlett, 2008), and Evidence-Based Practice: An Implementation Guide (Jones and Bartlett, 2010) and has more than 30 publications in journals and books. She has presented her research at regional, national and international conferences. She also manages a consulting firm, Abacus Systems, which specializes in biostatistical research analysis, developing measurement systems, and implementing evidence-based models of care delivery.