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.
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
