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Nursing Research: Designs and Methods


Nursing Research: Designs and Methods

Paperback by Watson, Roger (Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences,The University of Hull, Hull, UK); McKenna, Hugh (Dean, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, University of Ulster; Visiting Professor, Nursing Research, University of Nortumbria; Visiting Professor, Nursing Research, University of Bangor, Wales, UK); Cowman, Seamus (Head of Nursing); Keady, John

Nursing Research: Designs and Methods

£25.99

ISBN:
9780443102776
Publication Date:
22 Feb 2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
Pages:
402 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 17 - 22 May 2024
Nursing Research: Designs and Methods

Description

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It has been written by nurses for nurses and is research-minded, conceptually and theoretically up-to-date and student-centred. It is a comprehensive introduction to nursing research that will allow readers to build up their understanding of the research process and develop confidence in its practical application. Text supported by examples from 'real life' research International perspective on nursing research Comprehensive coverage including established and innovative designs and methods

Contents

Section 1 Approaches to research The Nature and Language of Nursing Research Approaches to Research Participative Approaches to Research Feminist Methodology in Nursing Research Historical Research Evaluation Research Section 2 The process of research Asking Research Questions Accessing the Nursing Research Literature Synthesising Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence within a Systematic Review The Cochrane Collaboration, Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Evaluating the Literature Research Governance and Research Ethics The Research Proposal Managing a Research Project Supervising Research Students Publishing and Disseminating Research Section 3 Research designs Surveys in Nursing Research and Practice Randomised Controlled Trials Single-case Experiments Action Research Grounded Theory Nursing Research Phenomenology Ethnography The Delphi Technique Longitudinal Studies Triangulation Section 4 Data collection and analysis Interviews Focus Groups Questionnaires Observation Q Methodology in Nursing Research Narrative Research and Analysis Qualitative Data Analysis: Achieving Order out of Chaos Descriptive Statistics Inferential Statistics Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

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