Pearson New International Edition - Softcover

Rose, Marienieswiadomy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1292027835 ISBN 13: 9781292027838

Publisher: Pearson Education Limited, 2013

Synopsis

For use as a primary text in undergraduate nursing research courses, and as a resource text for more advanced nursing research courses.

 

This engaging, learner-friendly text illuminates all steps of the nursing research process, helping students critique research and determine whether study findings are ready to apply in practice. To illustrate specific aspects of the research process, the author extensively excerpts from published studies, including research performed outside the U.S. Pedagogical features include chapter outlines, objectives, definitions of key terms, summaries, class activities, and self-tests. This Sixth Edition has been revised with up-to-date information and references throughout; more coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research; greater focus on evidence-based practice; and an all-new chapter on nursing research and health care economics.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This sixth edition of Foundations of Nursing Research provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to this important subject area for nurses. The goal of this text is to provide accurate, highly readable chapters that enable students to understand the steps of the nursing research process and encourages students to apply a critical thinking approach to nursing research. This edition provides more coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research and includes extensive references to current nursing research studies, which appear throughout the book.

 

New to this Edition: 

• The addition of a new chapter, Chapter 19, Nursing Research and Health Care Economics
• New appendix–On how to effectively critique a research study
• More references to useful websites that will enhance chapter content
• New discussion of online surveys
•  Each chapter includes updated end-of-chapter summaries, self-test questions, Get Involved Activities, and reference to several Internet resources 

Other Titles of Interest:

Norwood, Research Essentials: Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice, 0135134102

Polit, Statistics and Data Analysis for Nursing Research, Second Edition, 0135085071

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Pearson Nursing Student Resources (www.pearsonhighered.com/nieswiadomy6) Teaching and learning resources for students and faculty, offering review questions, student activities, and much more.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1292027835
• ISBN 13: 9781292027838
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 338