PART I    INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH  

1. Development of Nursing Research

2. Ethical Issues in Nursing Research

3. An Overview of Quantitative Research

4. An Overview of Qualitative Research

PART II   PRELIMINARY STEPS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS 

5. Identifying Nursing Research Problems

6. Review of the Literature

7. Theory and Nursing Research

8. Hypotheses

PART III RESEARCH DESIGNS  

9. Quantitative Research Designs

10. Qualitative Research Designs

PART IV    OBTAINING STUDY PARTICIPANTS AND COLLECTION OF DATA  

11. Populations and Samples

12. Measurement and Collection of Data

13. Data Collection Methods

PART V   DATA ANALYSIS  

14. Descriptive Statistics

15. Inferential Statistics.

16. Presentation and Discussion of Study Findings

PART VI    RESEARCH FINDINGS AND NURSING PRACTICE 

17. Communication and Utilization of Nursing Research

18. Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

19. Nursing Research and Health Care Economics

20. Critique of Research Reports

Appendix A. Answers to Self-tests.

Appendix B. Critique Questions for Specific Research Article

Appendix C. Sample Consent Form

Glossary

Index