NEW! Enhanced emphasis on evidence-based practice equips you to generate research evidence and to appraise and synthesize existing research for application to c

NEW! Extensively updated content reflects the most current quantitative and qualitative approaches to nursing research, as well as the most current research too

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NEW! Streamlined steps of the research process focus on how to appraise and apply research findings for evidence-based practice. NEW! Theory chapter features an

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