The research process in nursing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Setting the scene. -- 1.Research and development in nursing / Kate Gerrish and Anne Lacey -- 2.The research process / Anne Lacey -- 3.Research ethics / Martin Johnson and Tony Long -- 4.User involvement in research / Gordon Grant and Paul Ramcharan -- 5.Research for a multi-ethnic society / Sarah Salway and George Ellison -- Section 2: Preparing the ground. -- 6.Finding the evidence / Claire Beecroft, Andrew Booth and Angie Rees -- 7.Critical appraisal of the literature / Angie Rees, Claire Beecroft and Andrew Booth -- 8.Preparing a research proposal / Julie Taylor -- 9.Planning and managing a research project / Carol Haigh -- 10.Gaining access to the research site / Leslie Gelling -- Section 3:Choosing the right approach. -- 11.The quantitative - qualitative continuum / Annie Topping -- 12.Sampling / Susan Procter, Teresa Allan and Anne Lacey -- 13.Grounded theory / Immy Holloway and Les Todres -- 14.Ethnography / Immy Holloway and Les Todres -- 15.Phenomenological research / Les Todres and Immy Holloway -- 16.Narrative research / Dawn Freshwater and Immy Holloway -- 17.Experimental research / Andrea Nelson, Jo Dumville and David Torgerson -- 18.Surveys / Hugh McKenna, Felicity Hasson and Sinead Keeney -- 19.Delphi technique / Sinead Keeney -- 20. Case study research / Charlotte L. Clarke and Jan Reed -- 21.Evaluation research / Colin Robson -- 22.Action research / Julienne Meyer -- 23.Practitioner research / Jan Reed -- 24.Systematic reviews and evidence syntheses / Andrew Booth, Angie Rees and Claire Beecroft -- 25.Realist synthesis / Jo Rycroft-Malone, Brendan McCormack, Kara DeCorby and Alison Hutchinson -- 26.Historical research / Anne Marie Rafferty and Rosemary Wall -- 27.Mixed methods / Lucy Simons and Judith Lathlean -- Section 4: Collecting data. -- 28.Interviewing / Angela Tod -- 29.Focus groups / Claire Goodman and Catherine Evans -- 30.Questionnaire design / Martyn Jones and Janice Rattray -- 31.Observation / Hazel Watson, Jo Booth and Rosemary Whyte -- 32.Think aloud techniques / Tracey Bucknall and Leanne M. Aitken -- 33.Outcome measures / Peter Griffiths and Anne Marie Rafferty. -- Section 5: Making sense of data. -- 34.Qualitative analysis / Judith Lathlean -- 35.Descriptive analysis of quantitative data / Stephen Walters and Jenny Freeman -- 36.Examining relationships in quantitative data / Jenny Freeman and Stephen Walters. -- Section 6: Putting research into practice -- 37.Disseminating research findings / Kate Gerrish and Anne Lacey -- 38.Evidence-based practice / Kate Gerrish -- 39.Translating research findings into practice / Kate Gerrish -- 40.The future of nursing research / Ann McMahon.

"The ability to understand, appraise and utilise research evidence is central to providing high quality healthcare. Research capacity building in the profession also means that nurses need to learn the skills to undertake research for themselves. The Research Process in Nursing serves as an introduction for novice nurse researchers to the process of undertaking empirical research, critically appraising published research and implementing research findings in practice. The sixth edition of this well established research text is designed for nurses undertaking educational courses in research from pre-registration to masters' level and beyond. It is also designed to help nurses in clinical practice who are involved in research, and those who need to understand and implement research findings in practice. The Research Process in Nursing meets the needs of those seeking to undertake research by providing a comprehensive account of the stages involved in the research process, including preparing research proposals, research designs, methods of data collection and analysis and writing research reports. Each chapter begins with a bulleted list of key points, and ends with a short conclusion, references, reading list, and relevant websites"--Provided by publisher.