Nursing and Midwifery Research
Methods and Appraisal for Evidence Based Practice
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Nursing and Midwifery Research is an essential guide in assisting students and practitioners develop sound research skills to enhance their knowledge and practice. Written by Dean Whitehead and Caleb Ferguson, the 6th ANZ edition includes the most recent updates and developments in Australian and New Zealand nursing and midwifery practice, with a focus on evidence-based practice, along with a range of contemporary research articles and pedagogy to support specific chapter content. Using clear language and examples, the 6th edition of Nursing and Midwifery Research provides a valuable resource to assist healthcare students and practitioners in developing strong skills in research literacy and critical appraisal, as well as the confidence to successfully conduct research and apply outcomes to practice.
Table of Contents
- Section 1: Research Awareness
1.The significance of nursing and midwifery research and evidence based practice
2.An overview of research theory, process and design
3.Ethical and legal issues in research
4.Searching and reviewing the research literature
5.Identifying research ideas, questions, statements and hypotheses
Section 2: Research Appreciation and Consumerism
6.Common qualitative methods
7.Data collection and sampling in qualitative research
8.Analysing data in qualitative research
9.Common quantitative methods
10.Sampling data in quantitative research
11.Quantitative data collection and study validity
12.Assessing measuring instruments
13.Analysing data in quantitative research
14.Mixed-methods research
15.Indigenous peoples and research
16.Applying research knowledge: evidence-based practice development and knowledge translation
Section 3: Conducting Primary Research
17.Writing proposals and grant applications
18.Managing a research project: roles and processes
19.Writing and presenting research findings for dissemination
20.A research project journey: from conception to completion
Product details
- No. of pages: 440
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2020
- Published: March 13, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
About the Authors
Dean Whitehead
Dean commenced at Federation University in January 2022 following tenures at University of Tasmania, Flinders University and Massey University. Dean has a well-established and respected reputation in the fields of health promotion and health education theory, policy and practice – within and outside the nursing disciplines. He is an active researcher and publisher where his main focus lies with health promotion and health education theory and practice, health policy, public health and primary healthcare; he has close to 200 theoretical/research publications in these fields.
Affiliations and Expertise
Senior Lecturer, School of Health, Federation University Australia
Caleb Ferguson
Affiliations and Expertise
Senior Research Fellow, Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Western Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre, Western Sydney University & Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown, NSW, Australia
Geri LoBiondo-Wood
Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN
Affiliations and Expertise
Professor, Director of PhD Nursing Program, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Nursing Systems and Technology, Houston, Texas
Judith Haber
Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
Affiliations and Expertise
The Ursula Springer Leadership Professor in Nursing, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York
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