Polit & Beck's Nursing Research Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice,12th Edition

From learning how to perform research to mastering the critical appraisal of research reports for use in practice, Polit & Beck’s Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 12th Edition, emphasizes the critical role of research in today’s changing healthcare field and empowers students to confidently utilize research capabilities to improve patient outcomes and enrich their professional careers. 
 
AJN award-winning title with the new edition authored by Jane Flanagan and Cheryl Beck detail the latest methodologic innovations that have arisen in nursing, medicine, and the social sciences in their signature user-friendly stylesss, accompanied by the helpful learning features, pedagogy, and clean, approachable design that have made this resource the #1 nursing research textbook. Practical guidance clarifies abstract concepts into realistic strategies for applying research to practice, supported by ample evidence-based examples that reinforce understanding.
 
Updates through the 12th Edition reflect the 2022–2026 NINR Strategic Plan and current AACN Essentials, highlighting the importance of original research in the practice setting, collaboration between PhD prepared nurses and DNP-prepared nurses, systematic reviews of research evidence, and the latest approaches for qualitative data analysis.

• PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment 
  • Chapter 2 Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice
  • Chapter 3 Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research

   
  PART 2 CONCEPTUALIZING AND PLANNING A STUDY TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

  • Chapter 4 Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
  • Chapter 5 Literature Reviews: Finding and Critically Appraising Evidence 
  • Chapter 6 Theoretical Frameworks 
  • Chapter 7 Ethics in Nursing Research 
  • Chapter 8 Planning a Nursing Study

   
  PART 3 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUANTITATIVE STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

  • Chapter 9 Quantitative Research Design
  • Chapter 10 Rigor and Validity in Quantitative Research 
  • Chapter 11 Specific Types of Quantitative Research
  • Chapter 12 Quality Improvement and Improvement Science 
  • Chapter 13 Sampling in Quantitative Research 
  • Chapter 14 Data Collection in Quantitative Research
  • Chapter 15 Measurement and Data Quality
  • Chapter 16 Developing and Testing Self-Report Scales
  • Chapter 17 Descriptive Statistics
  • Chapter 18 Inferential Statistics
  • Chapter 19 Multivariate Statistics
  • Chapter 20 Processes of Quantitative Data Analysis
  • Chapter 21 Clinical Significance and Interpretation of Quantitative Results

   
  PART 4 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

  • Chapter 22 Qualitative Research Design and Approaches
  • Chapter 23 Sampling in Qualitative Research
  • Chapter 24 Data Collection in Qualitative Research
  • Chapter 25 Qualitative Data Analysis
  • Chapter 26 Trustworthiness and Rigor in Qualitative Research

   
  PART 5 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING

  • Chapter 27 Basics of Mixed Methods Research
  • Chapter 28 Developing Complex Nursing Interventions Using Mixed Methods Research
  • Chapter 29 Feasibility and Pilot Studies of Interventions Using Mixed Methods

   
  PART 6 BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR NURSING PRACTICE

  • Chapter 30 Systematic Reviews of Research Evidence
  • Chapter 31 Applicability, Generalizability, and Relevance: Toward Practice-Based Evidence
  • Chapter 32 Disseminating Evidence: Reporting Research Findings
  • Chapter 33 Writing Proposals to Generate Evidence