Research into Practice

Prepares you to access, critically evaluate, understand and use research-based literature within the multi-disciplinary context of health services. This book looks at contemporary research and the context in which health care research and development takes place. It also gives critical evaluation of research reports and research-based literature.

Sommario

Contributors.

Introduction.

1. Knowledge for practice based disciplines: advancing the debate.

2. The context of nursing and health care research.

3. Accessing sources of knowledge.

4. Making the most of existing knowledge.

5. Philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of research.

6. The relationship between research question and research design.

7. Evaluating qualitative research.

8. Evaluating quantitative research.

9. Populations and samples: identifying boundaries of research.

10. Critiquing ethical issues in published research.

11. Reviewing and interpreting research: identifying implications for practice.

12. Evidence-based practice and critical appraisals of quantitative review articles (systematic reviews).

13. Factors which may inhibit the utilization of research findings in practice - and some solutions.

14. Techniques and strategies for translating research findings into health care practice.

Glossary.

Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Patrick (Senior Lecturer Crookes, Crookes Patrick, Sue Davies
• Editore: Elsevier
• Lingue: Inglese
• Pubblicazione: 15.09.2004
• EAN: 9780702026867
• ISBN: 978-0-7020-2686-7
• Dimensioni: 189 mm x 246 mm x 16 mm
• Peso: 580 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Nursing, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, Sociology & anthropology, Health systems & services, Sociology and anthropology, Health systems and services, MEDICAL / Nursing / Care Plans