Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Discuss the rationale for an emergent design in qualitative research and describe qualitative design features Identify the major research traditions for qualitative research and describe the domain of inquiry of…
Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Discuss some controversies relating to the issue of quality in qualitative research Identify the quality criteria proposed in a major framework for evaluating quality and integrity in qualitative research Discuss…
Interpretation and Clinical Significance in Quantitative Research
Describe dimensions for interpreting quantitative research results Describe the mindset conducive to a critical interpretation of research results Identify approaches to an assessment of the credibility of quantitative results, and…
Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Describe the process of developing and refining a research problem Distinguish the functions and forms of statements of purpose and research questions for quantitative and qualitative studies Describe the function…
Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Describe the logic of sampling for qualitative studies Identify and describe several types of sampling in qualitative studies Evaluate the appropriateness of the sampling method and sample size used in…
Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Identify major characteristics of theories, conceptual models, and frameworks Identify several conceptual models or theories frequently used by nurse researchers Describe how theory and research are linked in quantitative and…
Emotional Responses and Mood Disorders
Chapter 18 Emotional Responses and Mood Disorders Gail W. Stuart Lying awake, calculating the future, Trying to unweave, unwind, unravel And piece together the past and the future, Between midnight…
Cognitive Responses and Organic Mental Disorders
Chapter 22 Cognitive Responses and Organic Mental Disorders Gail W. Stuart I think, therefore I am. Descartes Learning Objectives 1. Describe the continuum of adaptive and maladaptive cognitive responses. 2. Identify behaviors…
Psychopharmacology
Chapter 26 Psychopharmacology Donald L. Taylor Medicines are nothing in themselves, if not properly used, but the very hands of the gods, if employed with reason and prudence. Herophilus LEARNING…
Neurobiological Responses and Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 20 Neurobiological Responses and Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders Mary D. Moller How do I get away from you—voices? How do I leave you behind me forever? You who echo…
