Description
The complete companion to nursing and midwifery research.
For anyone encountering evidence-based practice for the first time or refreshing their knowledge, this book takes readers through each step of the research process at a steady pace. Get confident consuming and conducting research – and see how it challenges and changes clinical practice.
New co-authors Kirsty Barclay and Sara Zarasvand have updated the original text by Merryl Harvey and Lucy Land to:
- Continue drawing on examples from midwifery and all four fields of nursing, including mental health nursing and child nursing, to bring research to life.
- Cover new and updated NMC professional education standards and map all relevant policy and law.
- Equip readers with the skills to do ethical research and consider issues around equity, diversity and inclusion.
This book is the ideal research methods guidebook for pre- and post-registration nurses and midwives.
Table of Contents
Part I: Laying the Foundations
Chapter 1: Introduction to Research in Nursing and Midwifery
Chapter 2: Evidence-based Practice: Using Research for Clinical Practice
Chapter 3: Research Theory and Paradigms
Chapter 4: Research Process, Research Problems, Research Questions
Chapter 5: Quantitative Methodologies: An Overview
Chapter 6: Qualitative Methodologies: An Overview
Chapter 7: Mixed Methodologies: An Overview
Chapter 8: Addressing Ethical Issues
Part II: Understanding Research Methods and Designs: The Theory
Chapter 9: Research Design
Chapter 10: Randomised Controlled Trials and Experiments
Chapter 11: Phenomenology, Ethnography and Grounded Theory
Chapter 12: Historical Research, Action Research and Practitioner Research
Chapter 13: Literature Reviews and Systematic Reviews
Part III: Using Research Methods and Design: The Practice
Chapter 14: Writing a Research Proposal
Chapter 15: Identifying and Sourcing Literature
Chapter 16: Sampling
Chapter 17: Structured Observation, Questionnaires and Surveys
Chapter 18: Observation, Interviews and Focus Groups
Chapter 19: Managing & Analysing Quantitative Data
Chapter 20: Managing & Analysing Qualitative Data
Chapter 21: Evaluating Quality and Rigour in Research
Chapter 22: Writing Up and Disseminating Your Research
