Reading, Understanding, & Applying Nursing Research, 5th Edition by: James Fain

This is a: Reading, Understanding, and Applying Nursing Research, 5th Edition, by: James A. Fain PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FADCES, FAAN. Book was minimally used and may have minimal scuffles to the front and back covers. It is a Paperback. The 5th Edition of this AJN Book of the Year shows you how to integrate today’s best scientific knowledge into your clinical decision-making. Step by step, you’ll learn to effectively evaluate and apply nursing research and to understand its potential impact on the quality of your patient care. Covers all of the steps of the research process for specific disciplines. Develops the skills to evaluate problem and purpose statements critically and analyze the parts of a study to determine the validity of the findings. Discusses the specific statistical procedures used to answer various research questions and/or hypotheses. Examines randomized clinical trials as a methodological ‘gold standard’ and explains why other types of design are so often necessary in nursing research.