Research and Statistics for Nurses: Weighing the Evidence for Practice (EPUB)

by Maryanne Sandberg

Research and Statistics for Nurses: Weighing the Evidence for Practice reimagines how research is taught. Designed for modern nursing students, the text takes a fundamentally different approach: teaching students to use research, not calculate formulas.

Through engaging real-life examples, students learn how to interpret statistics without getting lost in formulas or dense theory. The focus is on understanding results, evaluating evidence, and applying findings to patient care.

The book covers all the basics: study design, population, sampling, data collection, and analysis. It tackles frequency distributions, p-values, and statistical significance from t-tests to factor analysis. Dynamic, full-color Fishnotes in almost every chapter provide students with visual scaffolding for understanding data types, statistical tests, and validity.

Approachable and accessible, Research and Statistics for Nurses meets learners where they are, building confidence in research literacy through a combination of storytelling, clinical relevance, and creative visuals. This resource is more than a textbook; it is a practical toolkit for developing the next generation of evidence-based nurses.