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NURSING RESEARCH
AND STATISTICS
THIRD EDITION
ISBN: 978-81-312-5269-7; PII: B978-81-312-5269-7.00016-2; Author: SHARMAENGLISH1; Document ID: 00016; Chapter ID: c0080
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p0010 Nursing is the oldest art and youngest sci- facilitate nursing research, several factors
ence, thus requires rapidly increasing body need to be understood separately and in in-
of professional knowledge. Present era of teraction: the vision and importance of nurs-
evidence-based nursing practices has im- ing research as a scientific basis for public
posed increasing demand on nurses to gener- health; the scope of nursing research; the cul-
ate sound evidence-based knowledge to im- tural environment and workforce required
prove nursing practice, shape health policy for cutting edge and high-impact nursing
and impact the health of people. National research; the importance of a research-in-
Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) de- tensive environment for nursing faculty and
fines the aim of nursing research as the de- students and the challenges and opportuni-
velopment of knowledge to (i) build scientific ties impacting the research mission of the
foundation for clinical practice; (ii) prevent discipline and the profession.
disease and disability; (iii) manage and elimi- Unlike the developed nations where clini- p0020
nate symptoms caused by illness and (iv) cal trials and nursing research have greatly
enhance end-of-life and palliative care. The advanced, research base in nursing is yet to
vision for nursing research is driven by the develop in India. Nursing faculty and stu-
profession’s mandate to society to optimize dents in South Asian region needed a com-
the health and well-being of people globally. prehensive textbook on nursing research,
Nurse researchers bring a holistic perspective which presents basic principles, processes
to study individuals, families and communi- and methods of research in easy, comprehen-
ties involving a bio-behavioural, interdisci- sive and lucid manner. Therefore, this title is
plinary and translational approach to science. a modest attempt to present a text with sim-
The priorities for nursing research reflect ple and relevant examples to enhance the un-
nursing’s commitment to the promotion of derstanding of research principles, processes
health and healthy lifestyles, the advance- and methods. The third edition offers addi-
ment of quality and excellence in healthcare tional expanded content of all the basic and
and the critical importance of basing profes- advanced concepts of nursing research meth-
sional nursing practice on research. ods with enhanced comprehension, lucid-
p0015 With India as one of the fastest growing ity, coherence and relevance of the content,
economies in the world, it is essential to cre- which will be a ready reference for nursing
ate a literature on methods and processes faculty, nurse researchers and undergradu-
of nursing research as per the South Asian ate, postgraduate and doctoral level nursing
perspectives as signified by the Nursing Re- students.
search Society of India (NRSI, 2017). In order
to enhance the science of the discipline and Dr. Suresh K. Sharma p0025
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ISBN: 978-81-312-5269-7; PII: B978-81-312-5269-7.00023-X; Author: SHARMAENGLISH1; Document ID: 00023; Chapter ID: c0115
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Contents
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xii Contents
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Contents xiii
Critical Review of a Research Work 411 Scatter Diagram Method 481
Utilization of Research Findings 416 Product Moment Correlation 484
Intramural and Extramural Research Funding 422 Regression Analysis 488
Developing and Presenting a Research Proposal 423 Summary 492
Computer in Nursing Research 429 Review Questions 492
Summary 432
Review Questions 432 14. Inferential Statistics
Introduction 498
II Basic Terms 498
Parametric Tests 502
STATISTICS Nonparametric Tests 509
Summary 517
Review Questions 517
12. Introduction and Descriptive Statistics
Introduction 442 15. Application of Statistics
Definitions 442 in Health and Uses of Computer
Uses and Applications of Statistics 442 in Statistics
Terms Related to Statistics 443
Types of Data/Scales of Measurement 443 Introduction 523
Classification of Statistics 444 Rates, Ratios, and Trends 523
Frequency Distribution 444 Vital Health Statistics 523
Graphical Presentation of Data 448 Measures of Fertility 525
Measures of Central Tendency 454 Measures of Mortality 528
Measures of Dispersion 461 Measures of Morbidity 530
Risk Indexes: Relative Risk and Odd Ratio 463 Statistical Packages and Applications 532
Statistics for Diagnostic Test Evaluation 466 Summary 534
Summary 469 Review Questions 534
Review Questions 470
Appendices 537
13. Normal Distribution and Measures
of Relationship Glossary 577
Index 601
Normal Probability Curve (Z Score) 475
Correlation Coefficient 477
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