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The Essentials of Nursing and Healthcare Research
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The Essentials of Nursing and Healthcare Research

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October 2013 | 328 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

For some students, research can be a daunting and intimidating topic when beginning your degree. This lively book helps you understand why research is important, gives a straightforward account of the essential knowledge that you will need and demystifies the language and process of research. It focuses on the skills you will use throughout your degree, and how research and evidence can make a difference to the world you will encounter in practice.

It outlines:

·       What research is

·       Qualitative and quantitative approaches

·       The practicalities of doing research

·       Using evidence in practice.

The chapters are full of practical tools and draw on a range of student experiences, making it the perfect textbook for undergraduates.

Ruth Taylor is a Professor of Nursing and Deputy Dean at Anglia Ruskin University.

 
PART ONE: LET'S GET STARTED
 
Introduction: The Book Roadmap
 
Evidence-based Practice and Research
 
The Importance of Research for Practice
 
PART TWO: LET'S MAKE THIS WORK: SKILLS FOR RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
 
Core Skills for Research and Evidence-based Practice
 
Policy in Research and Evidence-based Practice
 
Practical Approaches for Understanding Research and Evidence-based Practice
 
PART THREE: LET'S GET PHILOSOPHICAL
 
The Philosophical Background to Nursing Research
 
Qualitative and Quantitative Research Approaches
 
Alternative and Complementary Research Approaches
 
PART FOUR: LET'S DO RESEARCH
 
The Research Process
 
Qualitative Research
 
Quantitative Research
 
Ethics in Healthcare Research
 
Preparation for Your Dissertation
 
PART FIVE: LET'S IMPLEMENT RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
 
Using Research and Evidence in Practice
 
PART SIX: ACHIEVING YOUR POTENTIAL
 
Achieving Your Potential

This book provides a solid grounding in the basics of research for nursing students. I particularly liked the chapter on practical approaches for understanding research and evidence-based practice with the emphasis on relective learning using research.

Dr Jackie Buck
Nursing , University of East Anglia
May 16, 2016

This is a very useful text and is now used in adittion to the key text

Dr Anabel Simpson
Acute Care Faculty of Health & Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University
October 17, 2014

A useful text for those with research experience or new to the research process. Nicely written and easy to read.

Mr Mark Broom
Faculty of Health, Sport and Science, Glamorgan University
March 28, 2014

Easy to read and understand, will be recommending to students undertaking research projects

Mrs Tracy Kilbourn
Department of Health & Human Sciences, Essex University
March 3, 2014

A worthwhile book containing relevant elements of research within the nursing and healthcare environment. This book can be used to supplement existing knowledge and understanding and generates a wealth of ideas that can be explored in more detail through the research process.

Mrs Julie Clarkson
Early Years, Craven College
February 19, 2014

This book makes what is perceived as a complex and difficult topic in to one that is much easier to understand. It is very well set out and removes the perception that research is only for dedicated researchers.

Mrs Adele Nightingale
Faculty of Health (Liverpool), Edge Hill University
January 31, 2014

An excellent text which will be so useful to our learners who are preparing for entry into nurse training.

Dr Dorothy Griffiths
Access to Higher Education, Health and Caring, Yale College
January 5, 2014

Ruth Taylor

Ruth Taylor is a Professor of Nursing and Deputy Dean at Anglia Ruskin University. She had previously worked at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen for fifteen years. Her research and policy expertise relates to the student experience with a particular focus on the selection of student nurses and midwives. Her teaching expertise lies in clinical leadership, research (particularly in relation to qualitative research and case study research) and professional practice for compassionate care. In addition, she supervises students from undergraduate to doctoral levels. She has published and presented internationally. Ruth peer reviews and sits on... More About Author