Nursing and Midwifery Research
Methods and Appraisal for Evidence Based Practice
- 4th Edition - May 13, 2014
- Authors: Dean Whitehead, Geri LoBiondo-Wood, Judith Haber
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 1 3 7 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 3 1 9 - 0
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A new edition of this unique nursing text helps Australian and New Zealand student nurses and midwives understand, apply and conduct research then publish their findings.
Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and appraisal for evidence-based practice is the only local nursing and midwifery research textbook to span undergraduate and postgraduate research requirements.
Now in its fourth edition, the textbook continues to help nursing and midwifery students understand research data and processes, apply research findings in practice, conduct their own research and publish their findings.
Each edition of this highly regarded text has delivered an ever-stronger wealth of research examples within the context of Australia and New Zealand. This fourth edition is the most impressive yet, providing a solid research process-driven approach, with comprehensive coverage of research methodologies.
Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and appraisal for evidence-based practice, 4e has been significantly updated. It focuses on developing students’ skills and confidence in critically searching for and appraising research literature and, importantly, using their research findings to inform their patient and client care.
Student learning tools include tutorial trigger boxes, evidence-based practice tips and multiple choice questions, and Elsevier’s Evolve platform offers a range of online content to enhance the book’s content.
Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and appraisal for evidence-based practice is the only local nursing and midwifery research textbook to span undergraduate and postgraduate research requirements.
Now in its fourth edition, the textbook continues to help nursing and midwifery students understand research data and processes, apply research findings in practice, conduct their own research and publish their findings.
Each edition of this highly regarded text has delivered an ever-stronger wealth of research examples within the context of Australia and New Zealand. This fourth edition is the most impressive yet, providing a solid research process-driven approach, with comprehensive coverage of research methodologies.
Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and appraisal for evidence-based practice, 4e has been significantly updated. It focuses on developing students’ skills and confidence in critically searching for and appraising research literature and, importantly, using their research findings to inform their patient and client care.
Student learning tools include tutorial trigger boxes, evidence-based practice tips and multiple choice questions, and Elsevier’s Evolve platform offers a range of online content to enhance the book’s content.
- Learning activities at the end of every chapter for self-testing
- Tutorial triggers suggest questions for discussion
- Research in brief boxes provide a summary of key research articles
- Points to Ponder with crucial clinical issues for further thought
- Evidence-based practice tips
- Key points offer quick-reference summaries of vital content
Evolve resources:
- PowerPoint presentations
- Research articles and questions
- Answers to tutorial triggers and learning activities
- True/False questions and answers
- Web links
Undergraduate through to postgraduate nursing and midwifery students
Foreword
Preface
Editors
Contributors
US Contributors
Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Section One Research awareness
Chapter 1 The significance of nursing and midwifery research 3 Zevia Schneider
Background to evidence-based nursing and evidence-based midwifery
Research awareness and consumerism — how this book accommodates these
What is evidence?
Linking theory, education and practice to nursing research
International and Australasian nursing research — a brief history
Professional organisations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region
International, Australian and New Zealand journals
Educational preparation for conducting research
Clinical programs of research
Promoting nursing and midwifery research
Other important factors in facilitating effective nursing and midwifery research
Collaborative research teams
Clinical governance and clinical audit
Future directions for nursing and midwifery research
Summary
Chapter 2 An overview of research theory and process Dean Whitehead
Research theories, philosophies and paradigms
Choosing a paradigm
Theoretical and conceptual frameworks
Research process and research design
Summary
Chapter 3 Searching and reviewing the research literature Dean Whitehead
Types of research literature resources
Conducting a search of the research literature
Reviewing the research literature
Summary
Chapter 4 Identifying research ideas, questions, statements and hypotheses Zevia Schneider and Dean Whitehead
Developing and refining a research idea
Defining a specific c problem area
The significance of research problem statements to nursing or midwifery
Reviewing relevant literature
Operational definition
Hypothesis testing
Summary
Chapter 5 Ethical and legal issues in research Martin Woods and Zevia Schneider
Ethical and legal considerations in research: an historical perspective
Summary
Section Two Research appreciation and application
Chapter 6 Common qualitative methods Dean Whitehead
Why is qualitative research useful?
The main approaches to qualitative research
‘Traditional’ approaches to qualitative research
Grounded theory
Ethnography
Other ‘common’ qualitative methods
Keeping up with qualitative developments
Summary
Chapter 7 Sampling data and data collection in qualitative research Violeta Lopez and Dean Whitehead
Sampling techniques and procedures in qualitative research
Data collection in qualitative research
When have enough data been collected?
Summary
Chapter 8 Analysing data in qualitative research Thomas Harding and Dean Whitehead
Key issues regarding analysis of qualitative data
Conducting qualitative analysis: general principles
Managing data analysis
Writing up data analysis
Styles of data analysis
Other styles of analysing qualitative data
Qualitative meta-synthesis
Trustworthiness
Reporting and disseminating qualitative data findings
Summary
Chapter 9 Common quantitative methods Linda Shields and Roger Watson
Concepts underpinning quantitative research
Observational designs
Quasi-experimental designs
Experimental designs
Randomised controlled trials
Summary
Chapter 10 Sampling data in quantitative research Zevia Schneider and Murray Fisher
Sampling concepts
Summary
Chapter 11 Quantitative data collection and study validity Sonya Osborne and Zevia Schneider
Measuring a variable of interest
Conceptual and operational definitions
Types of data collection
Study validity
Summary
Chapter 12 Assessing measuring instruments Brigid Gillespie and Wendy Chaboyer
Measurement error
Performance characteristics of an instrument
Establishing evidence about the content of a measure
Establishing evidence of relationships between the measure and other variables
Responsiveness
Developing a measuring instrument
Assessing instruments
Summary
Chapter 13 Analysing data in quantitative research Murray Fisher and Zevia Schneider
Descriptive statistics
Levels of measurement
Normal distribution
Inferential statistics
Probability and the level of significance
Meta-analysis
Structural equation modelling techniques
Summary
Chapter 14 Mixed-methods research Dean Whitehead and Zevia Schneider
What is mixed-methods research?
Methodological triangulation/pluralism
The value of mixed-methods research
Limitations associated with mixed-methods research
Action research
Delphi technique
Case study approach
Q methodology
Summary
Chapter 15 Critically reviewing research studies Zevia Schneider
Critical reading
Critical review of qualitative research studies
Critical review of quantitative research studies
Summary
Chapter 16 Applying research knowledge: evidence-based practice, practice development and knowledge translation Bridie Kent and Brendan McCormack
Why change practice?
Different approaches to practice change
Being informed by evidence
Important factors for evidence implementation
Knowledge translation in practice
Summary
Section Three Conducting primary research
Chapter 17 Writing proposals and grant applications Zevia Schneider
What is a research proposal?
Planning a project
Writing a proposal
Ethical considerations
Dissemination of findings
Budget
Submitting a proposal for review
Research committee review and HREC review
Funding sources
Summary
Chapter 18 Managing a research project Ruth Endacott and Dean Whitehead
Becoming involved in a research team
Managing a research team
Managing research participants
Managing the study data
Managing the budget
Managing a multi-national project
Trials registries
Writing project reports and publications
Completing the study
Summary
Chapter 19 Writing and presenting research findings for dissemination Dean Whitehead and Zevia Schneider
The importance of disseminating research findings: ‘publish or perish’
Barriers to publishing
Overcoming the barriers towards publication
The process and structure of writing for peer-reviewed publication
Other forums for research dissemination
Summary
Glossary
Index
- Edition: 4
- Published: May 13, 2014
- Language: English
DW
Dean Whitehead
Dean commenced at Federation University in January 2022 following tenures at University of Tasmania, Flinders University and Massey University. Dean has a well-established and respected reputation in the fields of health promotion and health education theory, policy and practice – within and outside the nursing disciplines. He is an active researcher and publisher where his main focus lies with health promotion and health education theory and practice, health policy, public health and primary healthcare; he has close to 200 theoretical/research publications in these fields.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University, Victoria, AustraliaGL
Geri LoBiondo-Wood
Professor Emerita, University of Texas Health Science Center Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, Texas.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, University of Texas Health Science Center Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, TX, USAJH
Judith Haber
Professor Emerita, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY, USA