Nursing research : generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, PhD, FAAN, President, Humanalysis, Inc., Saratoga Springs, New York and Professor, Griffith University School of Nursing, Gold Coast, Australia (www.denisepolit.com), Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 753-771) and index.

"Thoroughly updated and revised to emphasize the link between research and evidence-based practice, this Ninth Edition of a classic textbook presents state-of-the-art methods for conducting high-quality studies. The ancillary Resource Manual includes application exercises, models of comprehensive research critiques, a full NINR grant application, and a Toolkit on a CD-ROM, containing exemplary research tools (e.g., consent forms, a demographic questionnaire, statistical table templates)--all in easily-adapted Word documents"--Provided by publisher.