Study guide and computerized learning resource to accompany nursing research methods, critical appraisal and utilization. /
Kathleen Rose-Grippa and Mary Jo Gorney-Lucero.
- 3rd ed.
- Boston: Mosby, c1994.
- ix, 211p. : 24cm.
Contents: The role of research in nursing -- The scientific approach to the research process -- The evolution of research: from science to practice -- Overview of the research process: a critical reading perspective -- The literature review -- The theoretical framework -- The problem statement and hypothesis -- Introduction to design -- Experimental and quasi-experimental design -- Nonexperimental designs -- Qualitative approaches to research -- Sampling -- Legal-ethical issues -- Data collection methods -- Reliability and validity -- Descriptive data analysis -- Inferential data analysis -- Analysis of the findings -- Evaluating qualitative research.