Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / Denise F. Polit, PhD, FAAN, President, Humanalysis, Inc., Saratoga Springs, New York, Professor, Griffith University School of Nursing, Brisbane, Australia, Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment -- Fundamentals of evidence-based nursing practice -- Key concepts and steps in quantitative and qualitative research -- Reading and critiquing research articles -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing research evidence in the literature -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Quantitative research design -- Sampling and data collection in quantitative studies -- Qualitative designs and approaches -- Sampling and data collection in qualitative studies -- Mixed methods and other special types of research -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Interpretation and clinical significance in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis.