PART I    INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH   1. Development of Nursing Research 2. Ethical Issues in Nursing Research 3. An Overview of Quantitative Research 4. An Overview of Qualitative Research   PART II   PRELIMINARY STEPS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS  5. Identifying Nursing Research Problems 6. Review of the Literature 7. Theory and Nursing Research 8. Hypotheses   PART III RESEARCH DESIGNS   9. Quantitative Research Designs 10. Qualitative Research Designs   PART IV    OBTAINING STUDY PARTICIPANTS AND COLLECTION OF DATA   11. Populations and Samples 12. Measurement and Collection of Data 13. Data Collection Methods   PART V   DATA ANALYSIS   14. Descriptive Statistics 15. Inferential Statistics. 16. Presentation and Discussion of Study Findings   PART VI    RESEARCH FINDINGS AND NURSING PRACTICE  17. Communication and Utilization of Nursing Research 18. Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 19. Nursing Research and Health Care Economics 20. Critique of Research Reports   Appendix A. Answers to Self-tests. Appendix B. Critique Questions for Specific Research Article Appendix C. Sample Consent Form   Glossary Index