Working as a nurse
Transition from student to staff nurse •Power and hierarchies in nursing •Choosing your work environment •Being the nurse you want to be •Direct entry into community nursing •Specialist and advanced…
NURSING
Daily nursing practice
There is a debate in nursing: is it an art or a science? Most people claim it’s both, but to varying degrees. I think of it this way: if you…
Quality improvement
CHAPTER 21 Quality improvement Maja Djukic and Mattia J. Gilmartin Learning outcomes • Discuss the characteristics of quality health care defined by the Institute of Medicine. • Compare the characteristics of the…
Research questions, hypotheses, and clinical questions
CHAPTER 2 Research questions, hypotheses, and clinical questions Judith Haber Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: • Describe how the research question and…
Strategies and tools for developing an evidence-based practice
CHAPTER 19 Strategies and tools for developing an evidence-based practice Carl A. Kirton Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: • Identify the key…
Reliability and validity
CHAPTER 15 Reliability and validity Geri LoBiondo-Wood and Judith Haber Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: • Discuss how measurement error can affect…
Understanding research findings
CHAPTER 17 Understanding research findings Geri LoBiondo-Wood Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: • Discuss the difference between the “Results” and the “Discussion”…
Data analysis: Descriptive and inferential statistics
CHAPTER 16 Data analysis: Descriptive and inferential statistics Susan Sullivan-Bolyai and Carol Bova Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: • Differentiate between descriptive…
Appraising quantitative research
CHAPTER 18 Appraising quantitative research Nancy E. Kline Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: • Identify the purpose of the critical appraisal process….
Developing an evidence-based practice
CHAPTER 20 Developing an evidence-based practice Marita Titler Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: • Differentiate among conduct of nursing research, research utilization,…
