TABLE OF CONTENT

PART I. OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

Research Vignette

1. Integrating Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement Processes

2. Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions

3. Gathering and Appraising the Literature

4. Theoretical Frameworks for Research

PART II. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Research Vignette

5. Introduction to Qualitative Research

6. Qualitative Approaches to Research

7. Appraising Qualitative Research

PART III. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUANTITATIVE

RESEARCH

Research Vignette

8. Introduction to Quantitative Research

9. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

10. Nonexperimental Designs

11. Systematic Reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines

12. Sampling

13. Legal and Ethical Issues

14. Data Collection Methods

15. Reliability and Validity

16. Data Analysis: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

17. Understanding Research Findings

18. Appraising Quantitative Research

PART IV. APPLICATION OF RESEARCH: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

Research Vignette

19. Strategies and Tools for Developing an Evidence-Based Practice

20. Developing an Evidence-Based Practice

21. Quality Improvement