Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Fundamentals of evidence-based nursing practice -- Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research -- Reading and critiquing research articles -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing research evidence in the literature -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research design -- Sampling and data collection in quantitative studies -- Measurement and data quality -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpretation in quantitative research -- Qualitative designs and approaches -- Sampling and data collection in qualitative studies -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Mixed methods and other special types of research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis.