The third edition of Nursing Research in Canada provides a comprehensive introduction to research concepts and methods. Easy to understand and set entirely within a Canadian context, this new edition examines the various roles of research in nursing, application and analysis, and coverage of evidence-informed practice. The companion study guide allows students to further practice and hone the critiquing skills discussed in the textbook.
Research Vignette: How Nurses Use and Respond to Research (Barbara Paterson)
1. The Role of Research in Nursing
2. Theoretical Framework
3. Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process
4. Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
5. Finding and Appraising the Literature
6. Legal and Ethical Issues
Part 2: Qualitative Research
NEW! Research Vignette: Creating Qualitatively Derived Knowledge for a Practice Discipline (Sally Thorne)
7. Introduction to Qualitative Research
8. Qualitative Approaches to Research
Part 3: Quantitative Research
Research Vignette: Tackling the Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults (Nancy C. Edwards)
9. Introduction to Quantitative Research
10. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
11. Non-experimental Designs
Part 4: Processes Related to Research
Research Vignette: Developing and Implementing a Framework for IPE in Health Sciences Education: Can Nursing Contribute? (Julie Gaudet)
12. Sampling
13. Data Collection Methods
14. Rigour in Research
15. Qualitative Data Analysis
16. Quantitative Data Analysis
17. Presenting the Findings
Part 5: Critiquing Research
Research Vignette: Evolution in a Program of Research focusing on Family Violence, Caregiving and Women?s Health (Judith Wuest)
18. Critiquing Qualitative Research
19. Critiquing Quantitative Research
Part 6: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice
Research Vignette: Nursing Best Practice (Barbara Davies)
20. Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice