Canadian essentials of nursing research / 
At head of cover title:  Polit & Beck 
Carmen G. Loiselle , Joanne Profetto-McGrath, Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck 
 - Philadelphia :  Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,  c2004. 
 - xvi, 537 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introducing research and its relevance to nursing practice -- Key concepts in qualitative and quantitative research -- Understanding the research process in qualitative and quantitative studies -- Reading research reports -- Reviewing the ethical aspects of a nursing study -- Scrutinizing research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing studies in the literature -- Examining the conceptual/theoretical basis of a study -- Scrutinizing quantitative research design -- Understanding qualitative research design -- Examining specific types of research -- Examining sampling plans -- Scrutinizing data collection methods -- Evaluating measurements and data quality -- Analyzing quantitative data -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Critiquing research reports -- Using research in evidence-based nursing practice. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0781742811 (alk. paper) 9780781742818 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009035643 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101513969  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing--Research--Methodology.<br/>Nursing--Research--Canada.<br/>Nursing Research--methods--Canada.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT 81.5  / .C355 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.73072