NEW! Enhanced emphasis on evidence-based practice equips you to generate research evidence and to appraise and synthesize existing research for application to clinical practice. Using the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program criteria as a point of focus, this book prepares you for today’s emphasis on evidence-based practice in the clinical setting. NEW! Expanded emphasis on qualitative research addresses phenomenological research, grounded theory research, ethnographic research, exploratory-descriptive research, and historical research to support the development of nursing. NEW! Updated coverage of digital data collection guides you through use of the internet for research and addresses the unique considerations surrounding digital data collection methods. NEW! Pageburst ebook study guide gives you the opportunity to fully master and apply the text content in a convenient electronic format with integrated interactive review questions.

- NEW Mixed Methods Research chapter and emphasis covers this increasingly popular approach to research. - NEW! Expanded emphasis on qualitative research provides more balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative methods, addressing the qualitative research methodologies that are often the starting point of research projects, particularly in magnet hospitals and DNP programs. - ENHANCED emphasis on evidence-based practice addresses this key graduate-level QSEN competency. - UPDATED emphasis on the most currently used research methodologies focuses on the methods used in both quantitative research and qualitative research, as well as outcomes research and mixed methods research. - NEW! Quick-reference summaries are located inside the book's covers, including a table of research methods on the inside front cover and a list of types of research syntheses (with definitions) inside the back cover. - NEW student resources on the Evolve companion website include 400 interactive review questions along with a library of 10 Elsevier research articles. - NEW! Colorful design highlights key information such as tables and research examples

Nancy Burns is first named author on previous edition.

Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, Second Edition, Is for all nurses who are interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of holistic nursing. The book can be used as a basic text in undergraduate, elective, and continuing education courses. Nurses in acute care, home care, and hospice, and those who are clinical specialists, educators, and bedside practitioners will find a user-friendly nursing process format, standards of holistic nursing practice careplans with patient outcomes, outcome criteria, and evaluation guidelines for clinical practice. The second edition of this very popular textbook includes five new chapters along with extensive reorganization and revision. An instructor's manual is also available.Winner of the AJN Book of the Year Award. Endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses Association.

Professionalization of Nursing: Current Issues and Trends, Third Edition makes advanced concepts understandable and accessible. This resource covers the development of nursing's scientific knowledge base, autonomy and control over education and practice, and strategies to enhance professionalization.

Chapters in this outstanding text are grouped into sections focusing on major themes. Each features an overview, a debate chapter, and several viewpoint chapters. This format gives students the opportunity fo analyze conflicting viewpoints and encourages critical thinking. The text boasts a well-known and well-respected author group, allowing students to learn from recognized leaders in the field.