Key Features * The initial chapters deal with classification of research, research process in quantitative and qualitative studies, steps in the formulation of a research problem, its components and evaluation along with purposes/types/criteria/databases/sources/steps and advantages of literature review. * Provides information on hypothesis and variables, research design, sampling, ethics in research and data collection. Focuses on processing, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data, strategies for communicating research, writing a research proposal and report, guidelines for critique of research article, etc.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Research * Scientific method * Research * Nursing research * Classification of research * Roles of nurse in research * Qualities of a good researcher
2. Research Process * Research process in quantitative studies * Research process in qualitative studies 3. Research Problem * Sources of research problem * Criteria of a good research problem * Steps in the formulation of a research problem * Components of a research problem * Formats of formatting problem * Evaluating research problem
4. Review of Literature * Purposes of literature review * Functions * Types of literature review * Criteria of a literature review * Databases for literature review * Sources of literature review * Steps of literature review * Advantages of literature review
5. Conceptual Framework * Qualities of a conceptual framework * Steps of construction of conceptual framework * Key elements of conceptual framework * Major concepts of conceptual framework in nursing
6. Hypothesis and Variables * Variables * Formulation of hypothesis
7. Research Design * Characteristics of a good research design * Purposes of research design * Factors influencing the choice of research design * Classification of research design * Quantitative research designs * Qualitative study designs * Advantages of research design
8. Sampling * Population * Sample * Sampling process * Methods of sampling * Factors influencing sampling * Sampling bias * Sampling and non-sampling errors * Advantages of sampling * Limitations of sampling
9. Ethics in Research * Need for ethics in research * Need for ethics in nursing research * Potential benefits and risks of research * Human rights * Ways to protect human rights in research * Ethics Committees
10. Data Collection * Data * Data collection
11. Pilot Study. * Reasons for conducting pilot study * Objective of pilot study * Procedure * Advantages of pilot study * Problems of pilot studies
12. Computer in Research * Computer * Internet * Computer and research * Internet and research * Computer in different research phases
13. Processing, Analysis, Interpretation and. * Presentation of Data * Processing of data * Analysis of data * Interpretation of data * Presentation of data
14. Communicating Research * Strategies for communication of research * Writing a research proposal * Writing a research report * Manuscript preparation of scientific article or paper
15. Research Utilization * Research utilization * Guidelines for critique of research article * Glossary * Index
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