Essentials of Nursing Research—Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice (South Asia Edition)

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The first South Asian Edition, based on the 10th edition of Essentials of Nursing Research, incorporates the latest clinical insights and approaches to research to familiarize students with increasingly important considerations in today's nursing practice. The recent research/ethical developments and laws and acts related to ethics are included. Real-life examples from Asian scenario are quoted. Simple vocabulary and grammarly modifications aid to ease the reading efforts, even for students with no prior knowledge oftechnical terms. The overall intention of this textbook is to keep the scholars and students research sensitive and to ensure that theirresearch activities match the societal needs. Highlights: • Content has been organized and updated as per the latest syllabus outlined by the Indian Nursing Council. • Content on popular databases and reference managers such as Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote, along with various methods usedfor review of literature has been discussed in Chapter 6, Review of Literature. • For meaningful reading, the sampling methods of qualitative and quantitative designs are combined into a single chapter(Chapter 11). Same has been done for data collection also (Chapter 12). • Chapters 13, 14, and 15 discuss descriptive, inferential, and multivariate statistics methods in a student-friendly format. Graphsand tables are also included to help the students take up statistical analysis. • Chapter 17, Analysis of Qualitative Data, is simplified with relevant examples and useful learning resources including the criticalappraisal tools which will enable learners and researchers to perform a qualitative analysis in an efficient manner. • Chapter 19, Learning from Systematic Reviews, is well explained with elaborate content on methodology and review questionformation using PICO format, various online databases for effective literature search, heterogeneity assessment, model for metaanalysis,critical appraisal tools, and GRADE approach for in-depth understanding. • Content on dissemination and communication of research findings (structure and content of research reports, publicationprocess, publication ethics, and research proposal writing) is elaborated in Chapter 20. • Evidence-based practice (EBP) is discussed in Chapter 2. Detailed aspects of EBP and practice-based evidence are discussed inChapter 21 along with various research utilization models to improve the conceptual understanding and application skills. • Chapter 22 provides guidance to the reader regarding critical appraisals of quantitative and qualitative research reports. • Features such as Chapter Objectives, Key Terms, Tips for Students, bulleted Summary Points, Critical Appraisal Guidelines,Research Examples, and Critical Thinking Exercises are retained and updated in all chapters.