Polit and Beck's nursing research : generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice / Jane Flanagan and Cheryl Tatano Beck.

Preceded by Nursing research / Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck. Eleventh edition. 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Foundations of nursing research and evidence-based practice -- Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Evidence-based nursing: translating research evidence intro practice -- Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research -- Part 2. Conceptualizing and planning a study to generate evidence for nursing -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Literature reviews: finding and critically appraising evidence -- Theoretical frameworks -- Ethics in nursing research -- Planning a nursing study -- Part 3. Designing and conducting quantitative studies to generate evidence for nursing -- Quantitative research design -- Rigor and validity in quantitative research -- Specific types of quantitative research -- Quality improvement and improvement science -- Sampling in quantitative research -- Data collection in quantitative research -- Measurement and data quality -- Developing and testing self-report scales -- Inferential statistics -- Multivariate statistics -- Processes of quantitative data analysis -- Clinical significance and interpretation of quantitative results -- Part 4. Designing and conducting qualitative studies to generate evidence for nursing -- Qualitative research design and approaches -- Sampling in qualitative research -- Data collection in qualitative research -- Qualitative data analysis -- Trustworthiness and rigor in qualitative research -- Part 5. Designing and conducting mixed methods studies to generate evidence for nursing -- Basics of mixed methods research -- Developing complex nursing interventions using mixed methods research -- Feasibility and pilot studies of interventions using mixed methods -- Part 6. Building an evidence base for nursing practice -- Systematic reviews of research evidence -- Applicability, generalizability, and relevance: toward practice-based evidence -- Disseminating evidence: reporting research findings -- Writing proposals to generate evidence.

"From learning how to perform research to mastering the critical appraisal of research reports for use in practice, Polit & Beck's Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 12th Edition, emphasizes the critical role of research in today's changing healthcare field and empowers students to confidently utilize research capabilities to improve patient outcomes and enrich their professional careers. AJN award-winning title with the new edition authored by Jane Flanagan and Cheryl Beck detail the latest methodologic innovations that have arisen in nursing, medicine, and the social sciences in their signature user-friendly style, accompanied by the helpful learning features, pedagogy, and clean, approachable design that have made this resource the #1 nursing research textbook. Practical guidance clarifies abstract concepts into realistic strategies for applying research to practice, supported by ample evidence-based examples that reinforce understanding"-- Provided by publisher.