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Informationen zum Autor Robert Newell is Professor of Nursing Research & Director of Postgraduate Research, University of Bradford. Philip Burnard is Emeritus Professor of Nursing, Cardiff University Klappentext "Although aimed at pre-registration students and newly qualified nurses, this is a useful book for the first-time researcher of any discipline.... A refreshing approach to evidence-based practice." - Nursing Standard "This book is easy to follow and is a good start for those wishing to gain a greater understanding of the research process within the development of evidence based care." - Emergency Triage This is an essential, accessible introduction to the practicalities of research and evidence-based practice aimed at all pre-registration nursing and health care students. It places research and evidence in the context of clinical practice, introduces the main methodological approaches in qualitative and quantitative research and describes the processes of research appraisal, dissemination and implementation. The new edition of Research for Evidence-Based Practice in Healthcare has been updated to include information for a broader health care audience, it engages students with the research and evidence agenda, demonstrates the relevance of research and evidence to nursing practice, and provides them with the skills needed to explore these areas in greater detail. Special features: A practical guide to research methods and evidence-based practice New edition of a successful student textbook Includes a glossary of common research terms, Provides case studies, key points, further reading, and activities throughout Accompanying website with links to further reading Zusammenfassung This is an essential, accessible introduction to the practicalities of research and evidence-based practice aimed at all pre-registration nursing and healthcare students. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Common Research Terms vii SECTION 1 CONTEXTUAL MATERIALS 1 Introduction to Healthcare Research for Evidence-Based Practice 3 2 The Research Process - Organising Your Research 17 3 Choosing Methodological Approaches 32 4 Searching the Literature 40 5 Ethics of Healthcare Research 49 6 Basic Concepts: Sampling, Reliability and Validity 60 SECTION 2 QUALITATIVE APPROACHES 7 Issues in Qualitative Data Collection 71 8 Case Studies 90 9 Ethnography 98 10 Phenomenology 110 11 A Pragmatic Approach to Qualitative Data Analysis 118 12 Limitations of Qualitative Research 130 SECTION 3 QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES 13 Sampling, Reliability and Validity Issues in Data Collection and Analysis 143 14 Cause and Effect, Hypothesis Testing and Estimation 153 15 Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Approaches 166 16 The Single Case Experiment 179 17 Randomised Controlled Trials 192 18 Non-Experimental Approaches 203 19 Surveys 214 20 The Role of Statistics 223 SECTION 4 APPRAISAL, DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION 21 Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Effectiveness 237 22 Critical Evaluation of Research Reports 246 23 Writing a Research Report 257 24 Getting Research into Practice 270 Appendix 1 Research Log 279 Appendix 2 List of Useful Websites (In Order of Citation) 281 Additional resource material can be found on the book's website at: www.wiley.com/go/newell ...
