Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice (Nursing Research (Polit))
by Denise F Polit
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Theoretical Basis for Nursing
by Melanie McEwen
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice (3rd Edition) (Foundations Of Clinical Research)
by Leslie Gross Portney
from Prentice Hall
Provides the foundations that are necessary for finding and interpreting research evidence across all healthcare professions. Revised to reflect the most current changes in the field of clinical research in rehabilitation and medicine, including the growing emphasis on evidence-based practice (EBP) that has become central to all of health care and the new vocabulary that is being integrated into research and practice across disciplines. There is also a new chapter on systematic reviews and meta-analysis as well as expanded content related to clinical decision making, including likelihood ratios, pretest and posttest probabilities, minimally important change and number needed to treat. For those in the health professions, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing, and exercise physiology.
Essentials of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization (Essentials of Nursing Research (Polit))
by Denise F Polit
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Nursing Theorists and Their Work
by Ann Marriner Tomey
from Mosby
A classic in the field of nursing theory! This renowned textbook guides the reader through in-depth descriptions and analyses of 31 specific nursing theories - many reviewed and validated by the theorists themselves - in a logical, consistent chapter organization that makes information easy to follow. Its comprehensive and thorough approach, objective critiques, and clear writing style make it ideal for the study of theory at all levels of nursing. Twelve new chapters and updated material throughout this edition provide a wealth of information on the most current and cutting-edge ideas in nursing theory today.
- Each theorist chapter presents that individual's work in a logical, consistent framework, making the information easy to follow.
- A Major Concepts & Definitions box in each theorist chapter outlines and summarizes the theory's most significant ideas, while also clarifying content-specific vocabulary.
- Each theorist chapter is written by one or more scholars specializing in that particular theorist's work, often individuals who have worked closely with the theorist.
- Whenever possible, chapters have been reviewed and edited by the theorists themselves for currency and accuracy.
- An extensive bibliography at the end of each theorist chapter outlines numerous primary and secondary sources of information for further research.
- Critical Thinking Activities at the end of each theorist chapter challenge students to apply the theory to personal and hypothetical practice situations.
- Beginning chapters on the history and philosophy of science, logical reasoning, and theory development process present a strong foundation for the study of nursing theory.
- A new Nursing Model chapter has been added on Anne Boykin and Savina O. Schoenhofer: Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice.
- A new Nursing Theory chapter covers Gladys L. Husted and James H. Husted: Symphonological Bioethical Theory.
- Three new Nursing Philosophies are included: Katie Eriksson: Theory of Caritative Caring; Kari Martinsen: Philosophy of Caring; and Marilyn Anne Ray: Theory of Bureaucratic Caring.
- Seven new chapters on Middle Range Nursing Theories cover: Phil Barker: The Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery; Cheryl Tatano Beck: Postpartum Depression Theory; Georgene Gaskill Eakes, Mary Lermann Burke, and Margaret A. Hainsworth: Theory of Chronic Sorrow; Pamela G. Reed: Self-Transcendence Theory; Cornelia M. Ruland and Shirley M. Moore: Peaceful End of Life Theory; Kristen M. Swanson: Theory of Caring; and Carolyn L. Wiener and Marylin J. Dodd: Theory of Illness Trajectory.
- Each theorist chapter contains a brief summary that condenses the comprehensive discussion of the theorist's work.
- A case study at the end of each theorist chapter puts the theory into a larger perspective, demonstrating a way in which the information can be applied to practice.
- Eleven theorists have been combined into a single new chapter - Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance - that better reflects the ways in which the individuals' ideas are used today.
- A number of chapters, including several of the new chapters, feature international theorists and/or international chapter authors to provide a more diverse, global perspective of nursing.
- Dates of the theorists' birth (and death, if applicable) have been added to the chapter openers to provide a historical context for their work.
Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice
by Nancy Burns
from Saunders
Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice, 4th Edition is a market-leading textbook written by two of the most renowned experts in the nursing research field. Now in full-color, this thoroughly updated 4th edition reflects today's emphasis on evidence-based practice. Refined format and features enhance the book's readability and bring include examples and critiques that help students better understand the concepts. The book also features an enhanced emphasis on the emerging, cost-driven field of outcomes research, as well as an improved balance of quantitative and qualitative research. In addition to a full complement of student and faculty ancillaries, a companion Nursing Research Online course is now available for separate purchase with this edition.
- Written by two of the leaders in the field of nursing research, the book presents time-tested content with ideal breadth, depth, and readability for students.
- Research Examples throughout the text illustrate key concepts with excerpts from the best of the nursing and health sciences literature.
- Critiquing Guidelines provide a systematic tool for critiquing published research studies.
- Example Critiques demonstrate how to critique an article with excerpts from published studies.
- A full Sample Critique of an entire quantitative study helps students synthesize the critiquing skills they have developed through the preceding chapters.
- A comprehensive Glossary serves as a convenient quick reference.
- Includes a fresh emphasis on the role of nursing research in building an evidence-based practice, with in-depth Research Examples now concluding with Implications for Practice.
- A new Outcomes Research chapter addresses this emerging, cost-driven discipline.
- Redesigned Critiquing Guidelines offer expert advice on evaluating research articles.
- New Sample Critique of a qualitative study complements the quantitative critique.
- Tips for Further Study identifies concepts in each chapter students tend to have the most trouble with and points them to corresponding sections in the Study Guide and the Evolve resources for further study.
Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends & Management (Cherry, Contemporary Nursing)
by Barbara Cherry
from Mosby
Popular for its comprehensive but concise overview of the issues facing nurses today, this text is designed to help you prepare for the dynamic world of modern health care. This edition is fully revised and updated, giving you the most practical, balanced preparation for the issues, trends, and management topics you'll encounter in practice.
- Chapter features identify the most important concepts in each chapter and help you study more efficiently.
- Website references in every chapter direct you to online resources for additional learning.
- Critical Thinking Questions challenge your understanding and help you perfect your analytical skills.
- A NEW chapter on Budgeting Basics for Nurses prepares you for participation in the budgeting process, an increasingly common responsibility for nurses in the clinical setting.
- An expanded Workplace Advocacy chapter familiarizes you with the benefits and challenges of collective bargaining.
- New content helps you clearly identify compassion fatigue and presents strategies for prevention.
- Expanded coverage of nursing educational programs identifies new opportunities available to you for career growth and development.
- An updated chapter on the NCLEX-RNÂ¥ examination incorporates the 2007 NCLEX test plans to help you master the exam and become licensed.
- Increased emphasis on the uninsured population highlights changes to the U.S. healthcare delivery system affecting your responsibilities in professional nursing.
- Revised chapter organization makes content easier to grasp.
- Expanded Evolve resources reinforce what you¡¦ve learned with Student Learning Worksheets, answers to Critical Thinking Activities, Appendices, and links to additional sources.
Integrated Theory and Knowledge Development in Nursing
by Peggy L. Chinn
from Mosby
This comprehensive resource examines how nursing theory and patterns of knowing affect nursing practice. In addition to the concepts of ethical knowledge, aesthetic knowledge, and empiric knowledge development, you'll learn about the newest pattern of knowing emancipatory knowing. This pattern centers on the human capacity to create change by envisioning desired outcomes, particularly in situations that involve injustice or social wrongs. Throughout the book, helpful activities encourage you to reflect on important concepts and explore how evidence-based nursing theory can be used to improve the quality of care.
- A full-color insert visually demonstrates the fundamentals of knowing and includes the new concept of emancipatory knowing.
- Comprehensive discussions of nursing theory help you understand how theory development and nursing research apply to actual practice.
- Interpretive Summaries of selected conceptual frameworks highlight the essential features you need to know.
- A new chapter Emancipatory Knowing: Knowing for Practice emphasizes the importance of discovering what lies beneath issues and problems, redefining these issues and problems to reveal connections between complex social and political contexts, and then acting to address the underlying issues.
- Reflection and Discussion sections at the end of each chapter reinforce key concepts and encourage further discussion and reflective writing.
- The concept of using evidence-based practice to improve the quality of care is incorporated throughout, as well as how evidence-based practice contributes to theory development.
- Updated information on theory development incorporates the influence of emancipatory knowing and helps you connect theory and knowledge to your own experiences and everyday nursing practice.
Code Of Ethics For Nurses With Interpretive Statements (American Nurses Association)
by American Nurses Association
from American Nurses Association
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