Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and Appraisal for Evidence Based Practice

Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and Appraisal for Evidence-based Practice 3rd edition upholds the premise that knowledge about research process and design is mandatory in today's health care arena, and that all nurses and midwives need to understand research findings and their implication for changing practice.This edition is completely revised with many new chapters. The text has been restructured into three sections. Section 1 Research Awareness sets the scene for the importance of nursing and midwifery research and provides an overview of research theory and practice as processes. Chapters on searching for and reviewing the literature provide detailed advice for undergraduates and facilitate access to research articles online. One of the new chapters discusses ethical issues in Australia and New Zealand. Section 2 Appreciation and Application provides a detailed discussion of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research approaches with many useful examples from the clinical area. Section 3 Conducting primary research is new and is designed to accommodate both undergraduate and postgraduate students in their research effort. Writing research proposals may be a requirement for undergraduates in their research program and postgraduates will find the information useful for undertaking a higher degree or applying for university or external funding. This final Section is also useful as a guide on disseminating and publishing conducted research findings. INDICE: Foreword Preface Editors Contributors US Contributors Reviewers Acknowledgments Section One Research awareness Chapter 1 The significance of nursing and midwifery research 3 Zevia Schneider Chapter 2 An overview of research theory and process Dean Whitehead Chapter 3 Searching and reviewing the research literature Dean Whitehead Chapter 4 Identifying research ideas, questions, statements and hypotheses Zevia Schneider and Dean Whitehead Chapter 5 Ethical and legal issues in research Martin Woods and Zevia Schneider Section Two Research appreciation and application Chapter 6 Common qualitative methods Dean Whitehead Chapter 7 Sampling data and data collection in qualitative research Violeta Lopez and Dean Whitehead Chapter 8 Analysing data in qualitative research Thomas Harding and Dean Whitehead Chapter 9 Common quantitative methods Linda Shields and Roger Watson Chapter 10 Sampling data in quantitative research Zevia Schneider and Murray Fisher Chapter 11 Quantitative data collection and study validity Sonya Osborne and Zevia Schneider Chapter 12 Assessing measuring instruments Brigid Gillespie and Wendy Chaboyer Chapter 13 Analysing data in quantitative research Murray Fisher and Zevia Schneider Chapter 14 Mixed-methods research Dean Whitehead and Zevia Schneider Chapter 15 Critically reviewing research studies Zevia Schneider Chapter 16 Applying research knowledge: evidence-based practice, practice development and knowledge translation Bridie Kent and Brendan McCormack Section Three Conducting primary research Chapter 17 Writing proposals and grant applications Zevia Schneider Chapter 18 Managing a research project Ruth Endacott and Dean Whitehead Chapter 19 Writing and presenting research findings for dissemination Dean Whitehead and Zevia Schneider Glossary Index

• ISBN: 978-0-7295-4137-4
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 432
• Fecha Publicación: 11/12/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés