Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice envir onment -- Evidence-based nursing practice : fundamentals -- Key concept s and steps in qualitative and quantitative research -- Reading and cri tiquing research reports -- Ethics in research -- Research problems, re search questions, and hypotheses -- Literature reviews : finding and re viewing research evidence -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Q uantitative research designs --

Qualitative designs and approaches -- Specific types of research -- Sampling plans -- Data collection methods -- Measurement and data quali ty -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpreta tion in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustw orthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and metasynthesis.