PART I. OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE * Integrating the Processes of Research and Evidence-Based Practice * Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions * Gathering and Appraising the Literature PART II. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH * Introduction to Qualitative Research * Qualitative Approaches to Research * Appraising Qualitative Research PART III. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH * Introduction to Quantitative Research * Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs * Nonexperimental Designs * Sampling * Legal and Ethical Issues * Data Collection Methods * Reliability and Validity * Data Analysis: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics * Understanding Research Findings * Appraising Quantitative Research PART IV. APPLICATION OF RESEARCH: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE * Developing an Evidence-Based Practice * Tools for Applying Evidence to Practice ANSWER KEY
