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Nursing Research and Statistics,
Edition 4Editors: By Suresh Sharma
Publication Date:
16 Nov 2022
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Nursing Research and Statistics, fourth edition, is precisely written as per the Indian Nursing Council revised syllabus for BSc nursing students. It may also serve as an introductory text for the postgraduate students and can also be helpful for general nursing and midwifery students and other health care professionals. The book is an excellent attempt towards introducing the students to the various research methodologies adopted in the field of nursing.Key Features
Salient Features• Exactly as per Indian National Council syllabus for BSc nursing course: This edition is structured exactly as per new curriculum prescribed by Indian Nursing Council for the BSc nursing course.
• Comprehensive and complete: This textbook presents complete required content very comprehensively to meet all the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students and PhD scholars related to research methods and biostatistics.
• Simple and lucid content: This edition provides clear and concise content about concepts and principles of research methodology and biostatistics in simple and lucid manner incorporating their applications to health care and nursing sciences.
• Easy to follow: This is an applied, user-friendly and self-explanatory textbook with simple language and illustrative presentation to facilitate quick review and recall of important concepts
• An example-oriented book: This is an example-oriented book, where numerous nursing research examples are cited throughout the textbook for enriching understanding about applicability of research methods and biostatistics.
• Systematic and logical organization: The content is organized is systemic and logical manner to gain better understanding of presented content.
• Multiple choice questions (MCQs): Approximately 250 multiple choice questions have been included, placed at the end of each chapter. These MCQs will be useful for the readers to prepare for qualifying entrance examinations, especially MScN and PhD nursing courses.
New to the Fourth Edition:
• Aligned with revised BSc nursing curriculum of Indian Nursing Council.
• A complete new look and feel of content through multicolour layout and presentation.
• Updated colourful images and illustrations.
• Revised and updated table and box content with new, current data.
• Added new examples and essential content of research methodology and biostatistics.
About the author
By Suresh Sharma
Section I Fundamentals of nursing research
1. Foundation of nursing research 2
Introduction 2
Methods of acquiring knowledge in nursing 3
Problem-solving 5
Scientific methods 6
Meaning of research and nursing research 7
Need and purposes of nursing research 9
Importance and significance of nursing research 9
Historical evolution of nursing research 10
Characteristics of good research 15
Types of research 16
Scope and areas of nursing research 19
Problems in nursing, health and social science research 21
Concept of evidence-based practice 22
Summary 26
Review questions 28
2. Overview of research process 30
Introduction 30
Basic research terms 30
Quantitative research process: overview 32
Qualitative research process: overview 35
Ethics in nursing research 37
Summary 45
Review questions 47
3. Research problem 49
Introduction 49
Definitions 49
Identification of research problem 50
Formulation of research problem 53
Identification of variables 55
Writing research objectives 60
Summary 63
Review questions 64
4. Hypothesis and assumption 66
Hypothesis 66
Assumption 71
Delimitations 73
Summary 75
Review questions 76
5. Literature review 78
Introduction 78
Meaning of literature review 78
Importance of literature review 79
Purposes of literature review 79
Types of literature review 80
Sources of literature review 81
Steps of literature review 83
Points to be considered for literature review 88
Annotated bibliography 90
Summary 91
Review questions 93
6. Theories, models and frameworks in nursing research 95
Introduction 95
Meaning of theory 95
Meaning of conceptual model 96
Theoretical and conceptual frameworks 96
Nature and characteristics of theories 100
Purposes and uses of theories, models and frameworks 101
Using theory in research 102
Testing and developing theories 103
Developing conceptual or theoretical framework and models 105
Summary 108
Review questions 109
7. Research approaches and designs 111
Introduction 111
Definitions 112
Elements of research design 112
Selection of research design 113
Validity of research designs 114
Types of research design 116
Experimental research designs 116
True experimental design 119
Quasi-experimental research design 130
Non-experimental research designs 133
Specific quantitative research 141
Qualitative research designs 148
Mixed method research designs 159
Summary 164
Review questions 167
8. Population, sample and Sampling 169
Introduction 169
Terminology used in sampling 169
Purposes of sampling 170
Characteristics of a good sample 171
Sampling process 171
Types of sampling techniques 172
Probability sampling techniques 173
Non-probability sampling 180
Sampling in qualitative studies 184
Sample size determination 185
Probability and sampling errors 194
Problems of sampling 195
Summary 196
Review questions 197
Tools and methods of data collection 200
Introduction 200
Concept of data collection 200
Interview 203
Questionnaire 207
Composite scales/attitude scales 210
Visual analogous scale 213
Observations 214
Rating scale 217
Checklist 219
Biophysiologic methods 220
Projective technique 222
Q-sorts 224
Vignettes 225
Procedure of data collection 226
Validity of research tool 227
Reliability of research tool 228
Pilot study 230
Summary 232
Review questions 234
10. Analysis of data 236
Introduction 236
Definitions 237
Scales of measurements 237
Analysis of quantitative data 238
Parametric tests 244
Non-parametric tests 245
Computer analysis of quantitative data 247
Analysis of qualitative data 248
Summary 258
Review questions 260
11. Communication and utilization of research 262
Introduction 262
Criteria for communicating the research 262
Methods of communication for research findings 263
Writing a research report 264
Writing the references/bibliography 267
Vancouver style of reference writing 267
American psychological association style of references 271
Writing a research article 274
Critical review of a research work 274
Utilization of research findings 278
Intramural and extramural research funding 281
Summary 286
Review questions 288
Section II Statistics
12. Introduction and descriptive statistics 290
Introduction 290
Definitions 290
Uses and applications of statistics 291
Terms related to statistics 291
Types of data/scales of measurement 291
Classification of statistics 291
Frequency distribution 292
Graphical presentation of data 294
Measures of central tendency 299
Measures of dispersion 303
Risk indexes: relative risk and odd ratio 305
Statistics for diagnostic test evaluation 307
Summary 308
Review questions 310
13. Normal distribution and measures of relationship 312
Normal probability curve (Z score) 312
Correlation coefficient 313
Scatter diagram method 316
Product moment correlation 318
Regression analysis 319
Summary 323
Review questions 324
14. Inferential statistics 326
Introduction 326
Basic terms 326
Parametric tests 328
Non-parametric tests 333
Summary 338
Review questions 339
15. Application of statistics in health and uses of computer in statistics 341
Introduction 341
Rates, ratios and trends 341
Appendices 352
Glossary 389
Index 410
1. Foundation of nursing research 2
Introduction 2
Methods of acquiring knowledge in nursing 3
Problem-solving 5
Scientific methods 6
Meaning of research and nursing research 7
Need and purposes of nursing research 9
Importance and significance of nursing research 9
Historical evolution of nursing research 10
Characteristics of good research 15
Types of research 16
Scope and areas of nursing research 19
Problems in nursing, health and social science research 21
Concept of evidence-based practice 22
Summary 26
Review questions 28
2. Overview of research process 30
Introduction 30
Basic research terms 30
Quantitative research process: overview 32
Qualitative research process: overview 35
Ethics in nursing research 37
Summary 45
Review questions 47
3. Research problem 49
Introduction 49
Definitions 49
Identification of research problem 50
Formulation of research problem 53
Identification of variables 55
Writing research objectives 60
Summary 63
Review questions 64
4. Hypothesis and assumption 66
Hypothesis 66
Assumption 71
Delimitations 73
Summary 75
Review questions 76
5. Literature review 78
Introduction 78
Meaning of literature review 78
Importance of literature review 79
Purposes of literature review 79
Types of literature review 80
Sources of literature review 81
Steps of literature review 83
Points to be considered for literature review 88
Annotated bibliography 90
Summary 91
Review questions 93
6. Theories, models and frameworks in nursing research 95
Introduction 95
Meaning of theory 95
Meaning of conceptual model 96
Theoretical and conceptual frameworks 96
Nature and characteristics of theories 100
Purposes and uses of theories, models and frameworks 101
Using theory in research 102
Testing and developing theories 103
Developing conceptual or theoretical framework and models 105
Summary 108
Review questions 109
7. Research approaches and designs 111
Introduction 111
Definitions 112
Elements of research design 112
Selection of research design 113
Validity of research designs 114
Types of research design 116
Experimental research designs 116
True experimental design 119
Quasi-experimental research design 130
Non-experimental research designs 133
Specific quantitative research 141
Qualitative research designs 148
Mixed method research designs 159
Summary 164
Review questions 167
8. Population, sample and Sampling 169
Introduction 169
Terminology used in sampling 169
Purposes of sampling 170
Characteristics of a good sample 171
Sampling process 171
Types of sampling techniques 172
Probability sampling techniques 173
Non-probability sampling 180
Sampling in qualitative studies 184
Sample size determination 185
Probability and sampling errors 194
Problems of sampling 195
Summary 196
Review questions 197
Tools and methods of data collection 200
Introduction 200
Concept of data collection 200
Interview 203
Questionnaire 207
Composite scales/attitude scales 210
Visual analogous scale 213
Observations 214
Rating scale 217
Checklist 219
Biophysiologic methods 220
Projective technique 222
Q-sorts 224
Vignettes 225
Procedure of data collection 226
Validity of research tool 227
Reliability of research tool 228
Pilot study 230
Summary 232
Review questions 234
10. Analysis of data 236
Introduction 236
Definitions 237
Scales of measurements 237
Analysis of quantitative data 238
Parametric tests 244
Non-parametric tests 245
Computer analysis of quantitative data 247
Analysis of qualitative data 248
Summary 258
Review questions 260
11. Communication and utilization of research 262
Introduction 262
Criteria for communicating the research 262
Methods of communication for research findings 263
Writing a research report 264
Writing the references/bibliography 267
Vancouver style of reference writing 267
American psychological association style of references 271
Writing a research article 274
Critical review of a research work 274
Utilization of research findings 278
Intramural and extramural research funding 281
Summary 286
Review questions 288
Section II Statistics
12. Introduction and descriptive statistics 290
Introduction 290
Definitions 290
Uses and applications of statistics 291
Terms related to statistics 291
Types of data/scales of measurement 291
Classification of statistics 291
Frequency distribution 292
Graphical presentation of data 294
Measures of central tendency 299
Measures of dispersion 303
Risk indexes: relative risk and odd ratio 305
Statistics for diagnostic test evaluation 307
Summary 308
Review questions 310
13. Normal distribution and measures of relationship 312
Normal probability curve (Z score) 312
Correlation coefficient 313
Scatter diagram method 316
Product moment correlation 318
Regression analysis 319
Summary 323
Review questions 324
14. Inferential statistics 326
Introduction 326
Basic terms 326
Parametric tests 328
Non-parametric tests 333
Summary 338
Review questions 339
15. Application of statistics in health and uses of computer in statistics 341
Introduction 341
Rates, ratios and trends 341
Appendices 352
Glossary 389
Index 410
ISBN:
9788131264478
Page Count:
430
Illustrations
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93 illustrations
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