TY - BOOK AU - Polit, Denise F. AU - Beck, Cheryl Tatano TI - Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice SN - 0781781531 U1 - WY 20.5 PY - 2010/// CY - Philadelphia, Pa.; London PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Nursing KW - Nursing-Research KW - Nursing Research KW - Evidence-Based Nursing KW - Palliative Care N1 - 9780781781534 (pbk.); Formerly CIP; Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Evidence-based nursing practice : fundamentals -- Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research -- Reading and critiquing research reports -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Literature reviews : finding and reviewing research evidence -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research designs --; Qualitative designs and approaches -- Specific types of research -- Sampling plans -- Data collection methods -- Measurement and data quality -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpretation in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis; Includes bibliographical references and index ER -