Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research 2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 3. Introduction to Quantitative Research 4. Introduction to Qualitative Research Unit Two: The Research Process 5. Research Problem and Purpose 6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses 7. Review of Relevant Literature 8. Frameworks 9. Ethics in Research 10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods 11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods 12. Qualitative Research Methods 13. Outcomes Research 14. Mixed Methods Research NEW! 15. Sampling 16. Measurement Concepts 17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care 18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies 19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research 20. Collecting and Managing Data 21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis 22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables 23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships 24. Using Statistics to Predict 25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences 26. Interpreting Research Outcomes 27. Disseminating Research Findings Unit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research 28. Writing Research Proposals 29. Seeking Funding for Research Appendices Appendix A: Z Values Table Appendix B: Critical Values for Student's t Distribution Appendix C: Critical Values of r for Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Appendix D: Critical Values of F for = 0.05 and = 0.01 Appendix E: Critical Values of the 2 Distribution Appendix F: Statistical Power Tables (Delta = Effect Size) Glossary ukryj opis