Contents: The importance of research as evidence in nursing - Theresearch process and ways of knowing - Ethical and legalconsideratios in research - Finding problems and writingquestions - The successful literature review - Selectingand appropriate research design - The sampling strategy -- Measurement and data collection - Enhancing the validityof research - Summarizing and reporting descriptive data -Quantitative question and procedures - Analysis andreporting qualitative results - Translating research intopractice.