In this text for undergraduate students, registered nurses returning to school, and practicing nurses, Fain (nursing, University of Massachusetts-Worcester) covers inductive and deductive reasoning along with the formation of research questions and hypotheses from a conceptual model or theoretical framework. Content is organized around the nature of research and the research process, steps in planning a research study, and utilization of nursing research. This third edition adds new chapters on applying appropriate theories and conceptual models and understanding evidence-based practice, plus expanded discussion on principles of epidemiology. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

James A. Fain, RN, PhD, FAAN, Associate Professor/Director, Collaborative PhD Program in Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical Center - Worcester, Graduate School of Nursing, Worcester, Massachusetts

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