The Research Process in Nursing

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.

Comprehensive and thorough in scope, The Research Process inNursing 7th edition provides everything you could want to knowabout research methods. This established textbook reflects thesignificant advances in nursing research and the importance ofevidence-based practice, and provides an invaluable resource forboth 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 practiceSpecial features:* A clear, explicit and easy to understand text which linkstheory with practical steps in the research process.* Examples provided allow the reader to apply a variety ofresearch concepts to theoretical learning and professionalpractice.* Incorporates chapters, research examples, and policy from arange of international countries, including Canada, Australia, USAand Hong Kong.* Provides detailed discussions around each example, whichclearly link theory with practice* Easy to read for novice researchers and undergraduate nursingstudents, but at the same time provides sufficient depth and detailto be of value to experienced researchers and practitioners.

Contributors xiiiIntroduction to the 7th Edition xviiAbout the Companion Website xxSection 1 Setting the SceneChapter 1 Research and Development in Nursing 3Kate GerrishChapter 2 The Research Process 15Anne LaceyChapter 3 Research Ethics 31Martin Johnson and Tony LongChapter 4 User Involvement in Research 43Janey Speers and Judith LathleanChapter 5 Research for a Multiethnic Society 57Sarah Salway and George T.H. EllisonChapter 6 Digital Technologies in Research 71Susie Macfarlane and Tracey BucknallSection 2 Preparing the GroundChapter 7 Finding the Evidence 89Claire Beecroft, Andrew Booth and Angie ReesChapter 8 Critical Appraisal of the Evidence 105Angie Rees, Claire Beecroft and Andrew BoothChapter 9 Preparing a Research Proposal 119Julie TaylorChapter 10 Planning and Managing a Research Project 131Carol A. HaighChapter 11 Gaining Access to the Research Site 143Leslie GellingSection 3 Choosing the Right ApproachChapter 12 The Quantitative-Qualitative Continuum 159Annie ToppingChapter 13 Sampling 173Katherine Hunt and Judith LathleanChapter 14 Grounded Theory 185Immy Holloway and Kathleen T. GalvinChapter 15 Ethnography 199Immy Holloway and Kathleen T. GalvinChapter 16 Phenomenological Research 211Kathleen T. Galvin and Immy HollowayChapter 17 Narrative Research 225Dawn Freshwater and Immy HollowayChapter 18 Experimental Research 237Andrea E. Nelson, Jo Dumville and David TorgersonChapter 19 Surveys 255Felicity Hasson, Hugh McKenna and Sinead KeeneyChapter 20 The Delphi Technique 267Sinead KeeneyChapter 21 Case Study Research 279Charlotte Clarke, Jan Reed and Sarah E. KeyesChapter 22 Evaluation Research 291Judith LathleanChapter 23 Action Research 303Julienne Meyer and Julie CooperChapter 24 Practitioner Research 319Bridie KentChapter 25 Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses 333Andrew Booth, Angie Rees and Claire BeecroftChapter 26 Realist Synthesis 353Jo Rycroft-Malone, Brendan McCormack, Kara DeCorby and Alison M. HutchinsonChapter 27 Mixed Methods Research 371Joanne Turnbull and Judith LathleanSection 4 Collecting DataChapter 28 Interviewing 387Angela TodChapter 29 Focus Groups 401Claire Goodman and Catherine EvansChapter 30 Questionnaire Design 413Martyn Jones and Janice RattrayChapter 31 Observation 427Jo BoothChapter 32 Think Aloud Technique 441Tracey Bucknall and Leanne M. AitkenChapter 33 Outcome Measures 455Peter Griffiths and Anne Marie RaffertySection 5 Making Sense of DataChapter 34 Qualitative Analysis 471Judith LathleanChapter 35 Descriptive Analysis of Quantitative Data 489Stephen J. Walters and Jenny FreemanChapter 36 Examining Relationships in Quantitative Data 505Jenny Freeman and Stephen J. WaltersSection 6 Putting Research into PracticeChapter 37 Disseminating Research Findings 527Kate GerrishChapter 38 Evidence-Based Practice 541Kate GerrishChapter 39 Translating Research Findings into Practice 555Kate GerrishChapter 40 Future Trends in Nursing Research 571Kate Gerrish and Judith LathleanGlossary 583Index 591