1. Chapter 20 by Sylvia M. DeSantis Nursing Research: Data Collection, Processing and Analysis

2. Objectives Describe nursing research in relation to the Foundation of Knowledge model. Explore the acquisition of previous knowledge through Internet and library holdings. Assess informatics tools for collecting data and storage of information. Compare tools for processing and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data.

3. Key Terms Defined American Library Association Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature Educational Resources Information Center Foundation of Knowledge Model

4. Key Terms Defined Information Literacy MEDLINE Personal Digital Assistant PSYCHINFO

5. Knowledge Generation Through Nursing Research Information Literacy Multiple Aspect of Nursing Informatics

6. Acquiring previous knowledge through Internet/library holdings Rapidly Changing Technology

7. New Information Venues Professional Online Databases Search Engines Electronic Library Catalogs

8. Informatics Tools for Collecting Data and Storage of Information Nurses and Data Collection Nurses’ Observations and Available Tools The Help of Software Quantitative Data Collection Tools Innovative Electronic Data Collection

9. Tools for processing data and data analysis Data Analysis Descriptive Statistics The Focus of Quantitative Data Quantitative Studies Qualitative Data

10. Tools for processing data and data analysis Types of Qualitative Data How Computers Help Data Analysis The Use of Statistical Analysis

11. Thought Provoking Question How will the advent of information literacy affect nursing informatics in the 21 st century?