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This Study Guide corresponds to the 5th edition of Burns: The Practice of Nursing Research: Conduct, Critique, & Utilization. The study guide includes the following student activities to enhance learning: Relevant Terms activities, Key Ideas exercises, Making Connections activities, Puzzles, Exercises in Critique, an answer key, and a Published Studies appendix. A Companion CD-ROM containing additional review questions is also included with each copy.

Unit ONE Introduction to Nursing Research

Discovering the World of Nursing Research

1

(6)

The Evolution of Research in Nursing

7

(7)

Introduction to Quantitative Research

14

(9)

Introduction to Qualitative Research

23

(6)

Unit TWO The Research Process

Research Problem and Purpose

29

(8)

Review of Relevant Literature

37

(10)

Frameworks

47

(10)

Objectives, Questions, and Hypotheses

57

(8)

Ethics in Research

65

(8)

Understanding Quantitative Research Design

73

(9)

Selecting a Research Design

82

(8)

Outcomes Research

90

(9)

Intervention Research

99

(9)

Sampling

108

(13)

The Concepts of Measurement

121

(10)

Measurement Strategies in Nursing

131

(6)

Collecting and Managing Data

137

(6)

Introduction to Statistical Analysis

143

(8)

Using Statistics to Describe Variables

151

(10)

Using Statistics to Examine Relationships

161

(9)

Using Statistics to Predict

170

(10)

Using Statistics to Examine Causality

180

(11)

Qualitative Research Methodology

191

(10)

Interpreting Research Outcomes

201

(7)

Communicating Research Findings

208

(8)

Unit THREE Strategies for Using Research in Practice

Critical Analysis of Nursing Studies

216

(4)

Using Research Knowledge to Promote an Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing

220

(9)

Unit FOUR Strategies for Developing an Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing

Proposal Writing for Research Approval

229

(4)

Seeking Funding for Research

233

(6)

Appendix A: Answers to Study Guide Exercises

239

(60)

Appendix B: Published Studies

299

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