Comprehensive and thorough in scope, The Research Process in
Nursing 7th edition provides everything you could want to know
about research methods. This established textbook reflects the
significant advances in nursing research and the importance of
evidence-based practice, and provides an invaluable resource for
both the novice and the more experienced researcher.
It includes practical information and advice on:
* How to find and critique the evidence
* How to choose the right approach
* How to collect data
* How to make sense of the data
* How to put research into practice
Special features:
* A clear, explicit and easy to understand text which links
theory with practical steps in the research process.
* Examples provided allow the reader to apply a variety of
research concepts to theoretical learning and professional
practice.
* Incorporates chapters, research examples, and policy from a
range of international countries, including Canada, Australia, USA
and Hong Kong.
* Provides detailed discussions around each example, which
clearly link theory with practice
* Easy to read for novice researchers and undergraduate nursing
students, but at the same time provides sufficient depth and detail
to be of value to experienced researchers and practitioners.
Autorentext
Kate Gerrish is Professor of Nursing Research at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Judith Lathlean is Professor of Health Research within the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK.
Klappentext
THE RESEARCH PROCESS IN NURSING
SEVENTH EDITION
The Research process in Nursinghas been widely praised for its comprehensive, user-friendly approach and clear application to nursing practice, and is valued by students and researchers around the globe. Now in its 7th edition, this established and definitive textbook has been considerably updated to reflect the significant advances in nursing research and the importance of evidence-based practice, and provides an invaluable resource for both the novice and the more experienced researcher.
It includes practical information and advice on how to find and critique the evidence; how to choose the right approach; how to collect data; how to make sense of the data; and how to put research into practice.
KEY FEATURES OF THE 7TH EDITION:
- A clear and easy to understand text which links theory with practical steps in the research process
- Two new chapters, one on the use of digital technologies in research and the second examining future trends in nursing research
- Thoroughly revised and updated chapters in line with current research practice
- A number of reflection activities in each chapter which encourage the reader to think more broadly about what they have read and apply their learning to practice
- Key point summaries at the beginning of each chapter, as well as a glossary of research terms
- Research examples from a wide variety of research approaches
- Contributions from international experts from the UK, Australia and Canada
Essential reading for novice researchers, be they pre-registration students or those embarking on a postgraduate research degree, The Research Process in Nursing will also be of value to many who are further on in their research careers.
This book is accompanied by a companion website: www.wiley.com/go/gerrish/research
The website includes:
- Interactive multiple choice questions
- Key points
- Web resources
The Research Process in Nursing is also available as a Wiley E-Text and instantly on CourseSmart
Zusammenfassung
Comprehensive and thorough in scope, The Research Process in Nursing 7th edition provides everything you could want to know about research methods. This established textbook reflects the significant advances in nursing research and the importance of evidence-based practice, and provides an invaluable resource for both the novice and the more experienced researcher.
It includes practical information and advice on:
- How to find and critique the evidence
- How to choose the right approach
- How to collect data
- How to make sense of the data
- How to put research into practice
Special features:
- A clear, explicit and easy to understand text which links theory with practical steps in the research process.
- Examples provided allow the reader to apply a variety of research concepts to theoretical learning and professional practice.
- Incorporates chapters, research examples, and policy from a range of international countries, including Canada, Australia, USA and Hong Kong.
- Provides detailed discussions around each example, which clearly link theory with practice
- Easy to read for novice researchers and undergraduate nursing students, but at the same time provides sufficient depth and detail to be of value to experienced researchers and practitioners.
Inhalt
Contributors xiii
Introduction to the 7th Edition xvii
About the Companion Website xx
Section 1 Setting the Scene
Chapter 1 Research and Development in Nursing 3 Kate Gerrish
Chapter 2 The Research Process 15 Anne Lacey
Chapter 3 Research Ethics 31 Martin Johnson and Tony Long
Chapter 4 User Involvement in Research 43 Janey Speers and Judith Lathlean
Chapter 5 Research for a Multiethnic Society 57 Sarah Salway and George T.H. Ellison
Chapter 6 Digital Technologies in Research 71 Susie Macfarlane and Tracey Bucknall
Section 2 Preparing the Ground
Chapter 7 Finding the Evidence 89 Claire Beecroft, Andrew Booth and Angie Rees
Chapter 8 Critical Appraisal of the Evidence 105 Angie Rees, Claire Beecroft and Andrew Booth
Chapter 9 Preparing a Research Proposal 119 Julie Taylor
Chapter 10 Planning and Managing a Research Project 131 Carol A. Haigh
Chapter 11 Gaining Access to the Research Site 143 Leslie Gelling
Section 3 Choosing the Right Approach
Chapter 12 The Quantitative-Qualitative Continuum 159 Annie Topping
Chapter 13 Sampling 173 Katherine Hunt and Judith Lathlean
Chapter 14 Grounded Theory 185 Immy Holloway and Kathleen T. Galvin
Chapter 15 Ethnography 199 Immy Holloway and Kathleen T. Galvin
Chapter 16 Phenomenological Research 211 Kathleen T. Galvin and Immy Holloway
Chapter 17 Narrative Research 225 Dawn Freshwater and Immy Holloway
Chapter 18 Experimental Research 237 Andrea E. Nelson, Jo Dumville and David Torgerson
Chapter 19 Surveys 255 Felicity Hasson, Hugh McKenna and Sinead Keeney
Chapter 20 The Delphi Technique 267 Sinead Keeney
Chapter 21 Case Study Research 279 Charlotte Clarke, Jan Reed and Sarah E. Keyes
Chapter 22 Evaluation Research 291 Judith Lathlean
Chapter 23 Action Research 303 Julienne Meyer and Julie Cooper
Chapter 24 Practitioner Research 319 Bridie Kent
Chapter 25 Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses 333 Andrew Booth, Angie Rees and Claire Beecroft
Chapter 26 Realist Synthesis 353 Jo Rycroft-Malone, Brendan McCormack, Kara DeCorby and Alison M. Hutchinson
Chapter 27 Mixed Methods Research 371 Joanne Turnbull and Judith Lathlean
Section 4 Collecting Data
Chapter 28 Interviewing 387 Angela Tod
Chapter 29 Focus Groups 401 Claire Goodman and Catherine Evans
Chapter 30 Questionnaire Design 413 Martyn Jones and Janice Ra…