Written by an active nurse researcher, this graduate-level text takes a practical approach to preparing research proposals and carrying out research studies. It moves the reader through the entire process of conducting a research study from selecting a topic to publishing the results and discusses both theoretical and practical considerations in conducting a study. Advanced Nursing Research: From Theory to Practice uses real life examples to address topics such as sampling, participant recruitment, data collection, presenting research, and a career in research.

Identifying a research topic -- Reviewing the literature -- Theory -- Quantitative or qualitative research? -- Experimental research designs -- Descriptive research designs, mixed methods, and meta-analysis -- Epidemiology and longitudinal designs -- Sampling -- Reliability -- Validity -- Trustworthiness of qualitative research -- Research ethics -- Participant recruitment -- Data collection : testing and observation -- Data collection : interviewing -- Internet, secondary analysis, and historical research -- Intervention -- Quantitative data management -- Basic quantitative data analysis -- Inferential analysis -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Presenting your research findings -- Publishing your research results -- Preparing research proposals -- Evidence-based practice -- Developing a program of research.