"This text is intended for graduate-level audiences in nursing research courses and is particularly well suited for those in administration tracks. It focuses on understanding how research-based evidence drives scholarly practice and how that evidence can justify innovation and policy change to improve patient outcomes. The new edition will add implementation and dissemination science applications to the EBP framework. It will feature health policy content and incorporate global and population health perspectives, content on informatics and technology, and educational strategies for patient and provider practices"-- Provided by publisher

Quantitative research -- Qualitative research -- Mixed methods research -- Data analysis -- Navigating the institutional review board -- Critical appraisal of research-based evidence.