Includes bibliographical references and index

in English

Identifying a Research Topic -- Reviewing the Literature -- Theory -- Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Models Research -- Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs -- Descriptive Designs and Quality Improvement Studies -- Epidemiological, Longitudinal, Big Data and Meta-Analysis Studies -- Sampling -- Reliability -- Validity -- Rigor in Qualitative Research -- Mixed Designs and Mixed Methods Research -- Research Ethics -- Participant Recruitment -- Data Collection : Testing and Observation -- Data Collection : Interviewing Individuals and Groups -- Internet, Secondary Analysis and Historical Research -- Intervention -- Quantitative Data Management -- Basic Quantitative Data Analysis -- Inferential Analysis -- Analysis Qualitative Data -- Presenting Your Research Findings -- Publishing Your Research Results -- Preparing Research Proposals -- Evidence-Based Practice -- Developing a Program of Research

"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"--|cProvided by publisher.

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