Statistics for Nursing

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Statistics for Nursing: A Practical Approach is a comprehensive resource designed to help nursing students understand and apply statistical concepts in their field. The book emphasizes practical applications, providing real-world examples and exercises. It covers essential topics such as descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and data interpretation, ensuring that nursing professionals can make informed decisions based on statistical data.

Nurses are leveraging new technologies to interpret and analyze clinical data. Understanding how to use that information and make appropriate clinical decisions are vital to their role and proper patient care. Statistics for Nursing: A Practical Approach, Fourth Edition presents the complicated topic of statistics in an understandable manner, so students are prepared to start their career no matter the setting. Relevant clinical examples followed by end of chapter application exercises, provide students the opportunity to practice statistics while learning.

The Fourth Edition introduces Intellectus Statistics, a web-based statistical software program designed to help non-statisticians learn to conduct research and complete statistical analyses appropriately. Often, computer applications are the most stressful part of learning statistics. This program simplifies the process of learning the software while helping students produce and understand the actual statistics content. This holistic course package will prepare nursing students to efficiently read, understand, and interpret public health data to improve patient care.

FEATURES & BENEFITS
- NEW 4-color design with color-coded Key Concepts emphasizes the essential information.
- NEW computer applications added throughout utilize Intellectus Statistics software to help students understand a concept and apply it to a real-life scenario.
- NEW feature called "Where Students Often Make Mistakes," highlights common errors so students and instructors can be aware of concepts and/or applications that may need more focus.
- NEW section called "What Went Wrong?" asks students to consider something that has been submitted for review. Students use their statistics knowledge to identify a concern and - report why the submission should be reevaluated before being considered for implementation, publication, or funding.

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Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 10: 1284254909
Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 9781284254907

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Author(s): Elizabeth Heavey
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning