Study Guide for Nursing Research

<p>PART I. OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE<br>1. Integrating Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement Processes<br>2. Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions<br>3. Gathering and Appraising the Literature<br>4. Theoretical Frameworks for Research<br><br>PART II. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH<br>5. Introduction to Qualitative Research<br>6. Qualitative Approaches to Research<br>7. Appraising Qualitative Research<br><br>PART III. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH<br>8. Introduction to Quantitative Research<br>9. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs<br>10. Nonexperimental Designs<br>11. Systematic Reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines<br>12. Sampling<br>13. Legal and Ethical Issues<br>14. Data Collection Methods<br>15. Reliability and Validity<br>16. Data Analysis: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics<br>17. Understanding Research Findings<br>18. Appraising Quantitative Research<br><br>PART IV. APPLICATION OF RESEARCH: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE<br>19. Strategies and Tools for Developing an Evidence-Based Practice<br>20. Developing an Evidence-Based Practice<br>21. Quality Improvement</p>