This text recognizes that, although APN research is not different from or less rigorous than research conducted by nurses assuming other practice roles, APN researchers do face unique challenges and obstacles. To this end, Research Strategies for Advanced Practice Nurses specifically addresses the realities of conducting clinically relevant and credible research as a part of the APN role in everyday clinical settings. This text is disigned to provide learners with a solid understanding of the research principles and processes that are essential for designing and implementing sound research studies in everyday clinical settings. A central objective of the text is to instill in learners an excitement about research, a recognition of the need to base their practice on research findings, and the ability to incorporate research into their advance nursing role on an ongoing basis.
Unit 1 Nursing Research In Perspective
Chapter 1 Nursing Research and Advanced Practice Nursing
Chapter 2 Overview Of the Research Process
Chapter 3 Research Approaches
Chapter 4 Ethical Considerations in Nusing Research
Unit 2 Conducting Nursing Research In Advanced Practice Settings
Chapter 5 Introducing a Study: The Research Problem, Purpose,Subproblems, and Definiitions
Chapter 6 Review the Literature
Chapter 7 Using Frameworks in Research
Chapter 8 Control and the Research Process
Chapter 9 Research Design
Chapter 10 Sampling Strategies
Chapter 11 Determining Sample Size
Chapter 12 Data-Collection Strategies and Principles of Measurement
Chapter 13 Quality Control in Research
Unit 3 Analyzing,Interpreting,And Comunicating Research Findings
Chapter 14 Analyzing Quantitative Data: Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 15 Analyzing Quantitative Data: Inferential Statistics
Chapter 16 Overview of Multivariate Statistics
Chapter 17 Analyzing Quantitative Research Data
Chapter 18 Communicating Research Findings
Chapter 19 Using Research Findings in Clinical Practice