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Statistics for Nursing
A Practical Approach

Author(s): Elizabeth Heavey, PhD, RN, CNM, Assistant Professor of Nursing, SUNY College at Brockport, Brockport, New York
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763774844
  • Paperback    240 pages      © 2011
Price: International Sales $71.95 US List
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Overview

Professional nurses must be able to critique and understand the strengths and weakness of statistical design and analysis in order to develop evidence-based practices in a clinical setting. Statistics for Nursing: A Practical Approach teaches entry-level nursing students the selection, application, and evaluation of statistical analysis techniques in addition to how to evaluate and apply the results derived from this analysis. This much needed, user-friendly book is written specifically for nurses by a nurse.

Key Features & Benefits of the Text

  • Includes objectives at the beginning of each chapter to identify important topics covered in the content
  • Contains research application boxes and application exercises to provide real-world examples of how statistics are used in nursing
  • Contains chapter summaries to guide readers through complex concepts
  • Defines key terms at the start of each chapter and stresses these important terms throughout by featuring each term in bold
  • Reexamines difficult statistical terms and models with review questions and answers at the end of each chapter
  • Integrates humor throughout the to book, strategically placed to minimize student anxiety

Key Features & Benefits of the Accompanying Companion Website

  • Provides step-by-step video tutorials and lessons on SPSS to help you and your students understand its use and functionality
  • Offers lecture podcasts by the author to help you and your students better understand the information from text
  • Lets students download article links and apply their knowledge of the material covered in each article by responding to the questions provided
  • Includes Instructor Resources, such as Review Questions and Answers, PowerPoint Presentations, and a Test Bank, to help save you time when preparing for class
     

ShowTable of Contents

Introduction  
Foreword  
Acknowledgments  
1  Introduction to Statistics and Levels of Measurement
2  Presenting the Data
3  Descriptive statistics, probability and Measures of Central Tendency
4  Evaluating your Measurement Tool
5  Sampling Methods
6  Generating the Research Idea
7  Sample Size, Effect Size, and Power
8  Chi Square
9  Student t-Test
10  Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
11  Correlation Coefficients
12  Relative Risk, Odds Ratio, and Attributable Risk Epidemiology
Appendix A  Practice Article: Using What You Know
Appendix B  Practice Article: Using What You Know
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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Elizabeth Heavey, PhD, RN, CNM-Assistant Professor of Nursing, SUNY College at Brockport, Brockport, New York

Elizabeth Heavey completed her Bachelor's Degree in Economics while simultaneously completing her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. She earned the College of Nursing award and completed both degrees Summa Cum Laude.   She began her nursing career working with high risk obstetrics patients in Miami Florida and moved back to Rochester to work at Strong Memorial Hospital and pursue her Master's Degree from the University of Rochester. She graduated, earning the Eleanor Hall Outstanding Master's Student Award while working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and High Risk Labor and Delivery. She also functioned as the HIV outreach testing coordinator for the obstetrics service and received high accolades from the state for the program she developed which improved compliance and follow-up tremendously in high risk populations.   She worked as a Nurse-Midwife at the Family Birth Place at Parkridge hospital where she loved “catching babies” and taking care of her patients for five years. She also continued her education during this time and completed her Ph.D. in Epidemiology, with high honors, at the University of Buffalo.   She accepted a position as an assistant professor of nursing at the State University of New York College at Brockport in 2004 and began teaching community health nursing and statistics for nurses. In 2008, she completed a post-doc fellowship in adolescent medicine at the University of Rochester. Her research interests focus on adolescent reproductive issues and public health.   In her spare time, Beth is an avid reader, runner and gardener. She is frequently found advocating for public health issues within her community and running around the playground with her family. She hopes this book will convince undergraduate nurses they each have a tremendous capacity to contribute to their patients and their professional field through the delivery and evaluation of compassionate nursing care.

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ShowAppropriate Courses

Ideal for nursing students in associate or baccalaureate degree nursing programs and professional nurses in baccalaureate completion programs

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