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In this text for undergraduate students, registered nurses returning to school, and practicing nurses, Fain (nursing, University of Massachusetts-Worcester) covers inductive and deductive reasoning along with the formation of research questions and hypotheses from a conceptual model or theoretical framework. Content is organized around the nature of research and the research process, steps in planning a research study, and utilization of nursing research. This third edition adds new chapters on applying appropriate theories and conceptual models and understanding evidence-based practice, plus expanded discussion on principles of epidemiology. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Integrate today’s best scientific knowledge and sound research methods into your clinical decision-making. Now in full-color, the 4th Edition of this AJN Book-of-the-Year Award-Winner provides you with the information you need to evaluate and apply nursing research and to understand its potential impact on the quality of your patient care.Carefully updated and revised, you’ll find more information on evidence-based practice, including how to find, examine, and critically appraise evidence and then apply your conclusions in practice. There’s also expanded coverage of quantitative research design and interpreting and reporting research findings.An enhanced Student Workbook on the Bonus CD-ROM features a wide variety of learning activities and tools to help you learn, including a template to assist with critiquing a study, a Research Appraisal Checklist to assist in validating a study.
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