Nursing and Midwifery Research
Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice
By- Zevia Schneider, PhD, MPsychEd, MAppSc, MEd (TESOL), BEd, BA, FACN, RN, RM, Consultant; Formerly Associate Professor of Research, Faculty of Nursing, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Dean Whitehead, PhD, MSc, BEd, RN, Senior Lecturer, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Zevia Schneider, PhD, MPsychEd, MAppSc, MEd (TESOL), BEd, BA, FACN, RN, RM, Consultant; Formerly Associate Professor of Research, Faculty of Nursing, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Dean Whitehead, PhD, MSc, BEd, RN, Senior Lecturer, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Doug Elliott, RN, PhD, MAppSc(Nursing), BAppSc(Nursing), IC Cert, Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice, Planning and Development, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Nursing Systems and Technology, Houston, Texas
- Judith Haber, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, The Ursula Springer Leadership Professor in Nursing and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York
The new 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. It 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.
Audience
Undergraduate through to postgraduate nursing and midwifery students
Paperback, 448 Pages
Published: January 2008
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-7295-3791-9
Contents
- Section 1: Research awareness
1 The significance of nursing research, Zevia Schneider & Dean Whitehead
2 An overview of research theory and process, Dean Whitehead
3 Searching the literature, Doug Elliott
4 Reviewing the literature, Doug Elliott
5 Identifying research ideas, questions and hypotheses, Zevia Schneider & Dean Whitehead
6 Ethical & legal issues in research, Anne Coup & Zevia Schneider
Section 2: Appreciation and application
7 Common qualitative research methods, Dean Whitehead
8 Sampling data and data collection in qualitative research, Dean Whitehead & Merilyn Annells
9 Analysing data in qualitative research, Merilyn Annells & Dean Whitehead
10 Common quantitative methods, Doug Elliott & David Thompson
11 Sampling data in quantitative research, Zevia Schneider & Doug Elliott
12 Quantitative data collection and study validity, Doug Elliott & Zevia Schneider
13 Assessing measuring instruments, Doug Elliott
14 Analysing data in quantitative research, Murray Fisher & Zevia Schneider
15 Mixed methods research, Dean Whitehead & Doug Elliott
16 Critical evaluation of research. Zevia Schneider
17 Evidence-based nursing and practice development, Bridie Kent & Brendan McCormack
18 Changing practice through research, Dean Whitehead & Paul Arbon
Section 3: Conducting primary research
19 Writing proposals and grant applications, Zevia Schneider
20 Managing a research project, Leanne Aitken & Doug Elliott
21 Writing and presenting research for dissemination, Dean Whitehead, Doug Elliott & Zevia Schneider
