Nursing Research : Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice

Updated full-text research articles, including a population health study and a quality improvement study, serve as foundational examples throughout the text and Research Vignettes illustrate the types of high-quality research and evidence-based practice (EBP) projects that are driving advances in nursing practice.

1. Content on trending topics includes:
2. Precision science and tailored healthcare based on evidence
3. Big data
4. Secondary analysis
5. Data collection using social media and technology
6. Focus groups
7. Descriptive qualitative methods
8. Genetics, genomics, and "omics"
9. Social determinants of health and population health
10. Healthy People 2030
11. The new U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health
12. The NIH funding roadmap
13. IPEC Core Competencies
14. The opioid crisis
15. HPV
16. Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) content introduces the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model and includes Clinical Judgment Challenges in each chapter to help prepare students for the NGN.
17. Expanded coverage of the latest developments in the field includes:
18. Content on research methods (scoping, rapid realist, etc.) and guidelines (evidence- versus expert-based) other than meta-analysis.
19. Content on mixed-methods research that reflects the growing emphasis on mixed research methodologies.
20. Content on quality improvement (including the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators [NDNQI], magnet status, and the Triple Aim) that addresses the growing importance of evidence-based quality improvement initiatives in clinical settings.
21. Improved usability, with more illustrations, larger table type, increased use of bulleted text, enhanced readability, italicized in-text research examples for greater visibility, and better-aligned learning outcomes and chapter-ending key points make it easier for students to locate, understand, and retain information.