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.
Contributors xiii Introduction to the 7th Edition xvii About the Companion Website xx Section 1 Setting the Scene Chapter 1 Research and Development in Nursing 3 Kate Gerrish Chapter 2 The Research Process 15 Anne Lacey Chapter 3 Research Ethics 31 Martin Johnson and Tony Long Chapter 4 User Involvement in Research 43 Janey Speers and Judith Lathlean Chapter 5 Research for a Multiethnic Society 57 Sarah Salway and George T.H. Ellison Chapter 6 Digital Technologies in Research 71 Susie Macfarlane and Tracey Bucknall Section 2 Preparing the Ground Chapter 7 Finding the Evidence 89 Claire Beecroft, Andrew Booth and Angie Rees Chapter 8 Critical Appraisal of the Evidence 105 Angie Rees, Claire Beecroft and Andrew Booth Chapter 9 Preparing a Research Proposal 119 Julie Taylor Chapter 10 Planning and Managing a Research Project 131 Carol A. Haigh Chapter 11 Gaining Access to the Research Site 143 Leslie Gelling Section 3 Choosing the Right Approach Chapter 12 The Quantitative–Qualitative Continuum 159 Annie Topping Chapter 13 Sampling 173 Katherine Hunt and Judith Lathlean Chapter 14 Grounded Theory 185 Immy Holloway and Kathleen T. Galvin Chapter 15 Ethnography 199 Immy Holloway and Kathleen T. Galvin Chapter 16 Phenomenological Research 211 Kathleen T. Galvin and Immy Holloway Chapter 17 Narrative Research 225 Dawn Freshwater and Immy Holloway Chapter 18 Experimental Research 237 Andrea E. Nelson, Jo Dumville and David Torgerson Chapter 19 Surveys 255 Felicity Hasson, Hugh McKenna and Sinead Keeney Chapter 20 The Delphi Technique 267 Sinead Keeney Chapter 21 Case Study Research 279 Charlotte Clarke, Jan Reed and Sarah E. Keyes Chapter 22 Evaluation Research 291 Judith Lathlean Chapter 23 Action Research 303 Julienne Meyer and Julie Cooper Chapter 24 Practitioner Research 319 Bridie Kent Chapter 25 Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses 333 Andrew Booth, Angie Rees and Claire Beecroft Chapter 26 Realist Synthesis 353 Jo Rycroft‐Malone, Brendan McCormack, Kara DeCorby and Alison M. Hutchinson Chapter 27 Mixed Methods Research 371 Joanne Turnbull and Judith Lathlean Section 4 Collecting Data Chapter 28 Interviewing 387 Angela Tod Chapter 29 Focus Groups 401 Claire Goodman and Catherine Evans Chapter 30 Questionnaire Design 413 Martyn Jones and Janice Rattray Chapter 31 Observation 427 Jo Booth Chapter 32 Think Aloud Technique 441 Tracey Bucknall and Leanne M. Aitken Chapter 33 Outcome Measures 455 Peter Griffiths and Anne Marie Rafferty Section 5 Making Sense of Data Chapter 34 Qualitative Analysis 471 Judith Lathlean Chapter 35 Descriptive Analysis of Quantitative Data 489 Stephen J. Walters and Jenny Freeman Chapter 36 Examining Relationships in Quantitative Data 505 Jenny Freeman and Stephen J. Walters Section 6 Putting Research into Practice Chapter 37 Disseminating Research Findings 527 Kate Gerrish Chapter 38 Evidence‐Based Practice 541 Kate Gerrish Chapter 39 Translating Research Findings into Practice 555 Kate Gerrish Chapter 40 Future Trends in Nursing Research 571 Kate Gerrish and Judith Lathlean Glossary 583 Index 591
Kate Gerrish is Professor of Nursing Research at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Judith Lathlean is Professor of Health Research within the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK.
Reviews for The Research Process in Nursing
Praise for previous editions: The perfect text for any health care professional who wishes to gain a sound understanding of research This text succeeds where others fail in terms of the thoroughness of the research process and the accessible style in which the material is presented. In an age when nursing and health care research is going from strength to strength this book offers those in the world of academia and practice an excellent and essential 'bible' that is a must on any bookshelf (Dr Aisha Holloway, Lecturer Adult Health, Division of Nursing, The University of Nottingham) This new edition is worth buying, (Nursing Standard, July 2010) The first edition of this book was published 20 years ago and I wish I had seen it then. It is only over the last 10 years or so that I have actively become more interested and this book would have certainly stimulated my interest much sooner. If you are undertaking a research activity it is a book that helps you each step of the way. A very understandable and enjoyable publication. (Accident and Emergency Nursing Journal)