Wood, Marilynn J.

Basic steps in planning nursing research : from question to proposal / Marilynn J. Wood, Janet C. Ross-Kerr. - 6th ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2006. - xviii, 537 p. ; 23 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Basic steps in planning nursing research / Pamela J. Brink, Marilynn J. Wood. 5th ed. c2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How to write a researchable question -- From question to problem -- The full and final research problem -- Critical review of the literature -- Stating the purpose of the study -- Defining your terms -- The research design: blueprint for action -- Selecting the sample -- Selecting a method to answer the question -- Reliability and validity of measurement -- Ethics in nursing research -- Planning for analysis of data -- Writing the research proposal.

0763734780 (pbk.)

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Nursing--Research--Planning.
Nursing Research--methods.
Research Design.

RT81.5 / .W647 2006

610.73/072

WY 20.5 / W877b 2005