Chapter 3 Introduction to Quantitative Research http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ What do you think of when you hear the word research? Frequently, the word experiment comes to mind. One might equate experiments with…
Chapter 6 Review of Relevant Literature http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ You have been asked to present a lecture about home health care for undergraduate nursing students. Maybe you are concerned about the families…
Chapter 10 Understanding Quantitative Research Design http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ A research design is the blueprint for conducting a study. It maximizes control over factors that could interfere with the validity of the…
Chapter 18 Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ The nursing profession continues to strive for evidence-based practice, which includes critically appraising studies, synthesizing research findings, and applying sound scientific evidence…
Chapter 14 Intervention-Based Research http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ Investigations of interventions that address problems or issues of concern to patients, nurses, and healthcare organizations are vitally important to expanding the scientific basis for…
Chapter 26 Interpreting Research Outcomes http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ When data analysis is complete, there is a feeling that the answers are known and the study is finished. However, the results of statistical…
Chapter 9 Ethics in Research http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ Nursing research requires not only expertise and diligence but also honesty and integrity. Conducting research ethically starts with the identification of the study topic…
Chapter 5 Research Problem and Purpose http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ We are constantly asking questions to better understand ourselves and the world around us. This human ability to wonder and ask creative questions…
Chapter 2 Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ Initially, nursing research evolved slowly, from Florence Nightingale’s investigations of patient mortality in the nineteenth century to the studies…
Chapter 12 Qualitative Research Methodology http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grove/practice/ Qualitative researchers begin the research process with reviewing the literature and identifying a research problem. Depending on the research problem and type of knowledge…
