Advanced Nursing Research: From Theory to Practice - Hardcover

Tappen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763765686 ISBN 13: 9780763765682

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Written by an active nurse researcher, this graduate-level text takes a practical approach to preparing research proposals and carrying out research studies. It moves the reader through the entire process of conducting a research study from selecting a topic to publishing the results and discusses both theoretical and practical considerations in conducting a study. Advanced Nursing Research: From Theory to Practice uses real life examples to address topics such as sampling, participant recruitment, data collection, presenting research, and a career in research. Table of Contents Introduction Part I Planning Phase Chapter 1 Identifying a Research Topic Chapter 2 Reviewing the Literature Chapter 3 Theory Part II Design Phase Chapter 4 Quantitative or Qualitative Research? Chapter 5 Experimental Research Designs Chapter 6 Descriptive Research Designs, Mixed Methods & Meta-Analysis Chapter 7 Epidemiology and Longitudinal Designs Chapter 8 Sampling Chapter 9 Reliability Chapter 10 Validity Chapter 11 Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research Part III Implementation Phase Chapter 12 Ethical Issues and Consent Chapter 13 Participant Recruitment Chapter 14 Data Collection: Testing and Observation Chapter 15 Data Collection: Interviewing Chapter 16 Internet, Secondary Analysis & Historical Research Chapter 17 Intervention Part IV Analysis and Interpretation Phase Chapter 18 Quantitative Data Management Chapter 19 Basic Quantitative Data Analysis Chapter 20 Inferential Analysis Chapter 21 Analyzing Qualitative Data Part V Reporting Chapter 22 Presenting Your Research Findings Chapter 23 Publishing Your Research Results Chapter 24 Preparing Research Proposals Chapter 25 Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 26 Developing a Program of Research

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About the Author

Dr. Ruth Tappen is the Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar in Nursing at Florida Atlantic University. She has a doctorate in nursing education from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York and completed a postdoc in measurement at the College of Nursing, University of Arizona in Tucson.Dr. Tappen is an active researcher who has had continuous funding for research and educational projects for over 30 years. She has authored several books and published over 50 articles. She has served as a reviewer on a number of NIH panels including CBPR, SBIR and Research Ethics. She also served as acting Vice President for Research at Florida Atlantic University and was the founder of a thriving nurse-practitioner-based memory disorder center on Boca Raton campus which provided an opportunity to put research findings into practice. Her specialty area is gerontological nursing with an emphasis on transitional care, cognitive disorders, measurement and cross-cultural issues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763765686
• ISBN 13: 9780763765682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 504