Table of Contents
Part 1 Overview of Nursing Research and its Role in Evidence-Based Practice 1
1 Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment 3
2 Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 7
3 Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative Research 12
4 Reading and Critiquing Research Articles 19
5 Ethics in Research 24
Part 2 Preliminary Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative Research 31
6 Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses 33
7 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature 39
8 Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks 43
Part 3 Designs and Methods for Quantitative and Qualitative Nursing Research 47
9 Quantitative Research Design 49
10 Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies 54
11 Qualitative Designs and Approaches 60
12 Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies 65
13 Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research 70
Part 4 Analysis and Interpretation in Quantitative and Qualitative Research 75
14 Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data 77
15 Interpretation and Clinical Significance in Quantitative Research 84
16 Analysis of Qualitative Data 99
17 Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research 103
18 Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis 107
Appendix A Stephens et al., Smartphone Technology and Text Messaging for Weight Loss in Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial 113
Appendix B Cricco-Lizza, Rooting for the Breast: Breastfeeding Promotion in the NICU 121
Appendix C Yackel et al., A Nurse-Facilitated Depression Screening Program in an Army Primary Care Clinic: An Evidence-Based Project 131
Appendix D Eckhardt et al., Fatigue in the Presence of Coronary Heart Disease 139
Appendix E Byrne et al., Care Transition Experiences of Spousal Caregivers: From a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit to Home 151
Appendix F Cummings, Sharing a Traumatic Event: The Experience of the Listener and the Storyteller Within the Dyad 169
Appendix G Chase et al., The Effectiveness of Medication Adherence Interventions Among Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis 177
Appendix H Beck, A Metaethnography of Traumatic Childbirth and its Aftermath: Amplifying Causal Looping 187
Appendix I Answers to Selected Study Guide Exercises 199
