TY - BOOK AU - Polit,Denise F. AU - Hungler,Bernadette P. TI - Essentials of nursing research: methods, appraisals, and utilization. SN - 0397553684 (alk. paper) AV - RT81.5.P63 U1 - 610.73/072 20 PY - 1997/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Lippincott-Raven KW - Nursing KW - Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Contents: Overview of nursing research: Introduction to nursing research -- Overview of the research process -- Preliminary steps in the research process: Research problems, research questions and hypotheses -- Conceptual contexts for research problems: literature reviews and theoretical frameworks --The ethical context of nursing research -- Designs for nursing research: Research design for quantitative studies -- Qualitative research design and approaches -- Sampling designs -- Collection of research data: Methods of data collection -- Data quality assessments -- Analysis of research data: Quantitative analysis -- The analysis of qualitative data -- Critical appraisal and utilization of nursing research: Critiquing research reports -- Utilization of nursing research -- ER -