Part 1: Research Overview Research Vignette: How Nurses Use and Respond to Research (Barbara Paterson) 1. The Role of Research in Nursing 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process 4. Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions 5. Finding and Appraising the Literature 6. Legal and Ethical Issues Part 2: Qualitative Research NEW! Research Vignette: Creating Qualitatively Derived Knowledge for a Practice Discipline (Sally Thorne) 7. Introduction to Qualitative Research 8.

Qualitative Approaches to Research Part 3: Quantitative Research Research Vignette: Tackling the Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults (Nancy C. Edwards) 9. Introduction to Quantitative Research 10. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs 11. Non-experimental Designs Part 4: Processes Related to Research Research Vignette: Developing and Implementing a Framework for IPE in Health Sciences Education: Can Nursing Contribute? (Julie Gaudet) 12. Sampling 13. Data Collection Methods 14. Rigour in Research 15.

Qualitative Data Analysis 16. Quantitative Data Analysis 17. Presenting the Findings Part 5: Critiquing Research Research Vignette: Evolution in a Program of Research focusing on Family Violence, Caregiving and Women's Health (Judith Wuest) 18. Critiquing Qualitative Research 19. Critiquing Quantitative Research Part 6: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: Nursing Best Practice (Barbara Davies) 20. Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice.