Basic Steps in Planning Nursing Research: From Question to Proposal - Second Edition

305 Pages Indexed. Endpapers have Table of Basic Steps in the Research Plan. Front cover has very minor edge wear and one light corner crease. No marks, stamps, or highlighting. Describes how to plan a research proposal. It specifies each step in the process and shows how each step determines the selection of succeeding steps. Staring with how to ask a question, the book helps students and researchers identify a problem, ask a research question, and distinguish between a research question and a problem-solving question. Following a step-by-step, easy-to read format, the student will be able to understand the different levels of research that require different research processes and procedures and will ultimately be able to form a final written plan suitable for institutiional or agency review. contents in Thirteen Chapters: 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 a Method to Answer the Questjion, Reliability and Validity of Measurement, Selecting the Sample, Protection of Human Rights, Planning for Analysis of Data, and Writing the Research Proposal.…