Research for advanced practice nurses : from evidence to practice / Magdalena A. Mateo, Marquis D. Foreman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foreman, Marquis D.

Mateo, Magdalena A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence-based nursing.

Nursing--Research.

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""This book should provide graduate nursing students with the knowledge to evaluate research evidence and use it in practice. With the increasing focus on EBP, this book should serve as a useful resource."" Score: 100, 5 stars --Doody's. The second edition of this award-winning reference on formulating, achieving, and sustaining evidence-based practice (EBP) through clinical research updates all prior content and includes two new chapters on establishing and sustaining an evidence-based practice and environment, and how a research question drives the selection of research design, measurement,

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; A Tribute; Part I: Evidence-Based Practice; 1. Overview of Evidence-Based Practice; Definition of Evidence-Based Practice; Origins of Evidence-Based Practice; Transition From Research Utilization to Evidence-Based Practice; One Model for Evidence-Based Practice; EBP Competencies; Summary; Suggested Activities; References; 2. General Searching: Finding Research Reports; Phases in the Search for Evidence; Summary; Suggested Activities; References; 3. Research and the Mandate for Evidence-Based Practice, Quality, and Patient Safety

Overview: Research, EBP, Quality, and SafetySevere Problems in Health Care Quality; Quality and EBP; Nursing, Research Utilization, and EBP; Shift From Research Utilization to EBP; Mandate; Shifts in Nursing Research Competencies; Changes in Nursing Research; The Future of Quality Improvement and Safety Research; Quality Indicators, Measures, and Reporting; AHRQ National Healthcare Quality Reports; Quality Indicators: The National Quality Forum; Selected Nursing Performance Quality Indicators; Key Initiatives in Future Quality and Safety; Summary; Suggested Activities; Acknowledgments

References4. Establishing and Sustaining an Evidence-Based Practice Environment; Infrastructure; Summary; References; Part II: Building Blocks for Evidence; 5. Appraising a Single Research Article; The Abstract; Background and Significance; Literature Review; Method; Data Analysis; Findings and Results; Discussion; Conclusions; Limitations; Generalizability; Implications; Summary; Suggested Activities; References; 6. Identifying a Focus of Study; Sources of Topics and Problems; Background; Significance; Purpose, Objective, and Aims; Research Questions; Hypotheses; Variables; Summary

Suggested ActivitiesReferences; 7. Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks; Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks; Classification of Theories; Components of Theories; Theory Evaluation; Theory/Practice/Research; Summary; Suggested Activities; References; 8. Quantitative Research Designs for Nursing Practice; Study Variables; Measurement; Understanding Data; Sampling; Study Design; Sources of Bias in Quantitative Methods; Threats to Validity; Implementing Research in the Clinical Setting; Data Analysis; Data Management; Using Clinical Research; Summary; References

9. Qualitative Research for Nursing PracticeWhy Qualitative Research?; Types of Qualitative Research; Conducting a Qualitative Study; Design of Qualitative Studies; Trustworthiness and Rigor; Summary; Suggested Activities; References; 10. Sampling Methods; Terminology; Sampling Theory and Logic; Probability and Nonprobability Sampling; Related Concepts; Summary; Suggested Activities; References; 11. Designing Questionnaires and Data Collection Forms; General Considerations; Appearance; Sections of the Questionnaire; Following the Development of the Questionnaire; Coding the Results; Summary

Suggested Activities

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 27, 2013).

ISBN:

1-78402-768-5

0-8261-3726-1

OCLC:

862048627