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Nursing and Midwifery Research

Methods and Appraisal for Evidence Based Practice

  • 6th Edition - May 25, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Dean Whitehead, Caleb Ferguson, Geri LoBiondo-Wood, Judith Haber
  • Language: English

Nursing and Midwifery Research is an essential guide in assisting students and practitioners develop sound research skills to enhance their knowledge and practice. Written by D… Read more

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Nursing and Midwifery Research is an essential guide in assisting students and practitioners develop sound research skills to enhance their knowledge and practice.

Written by Dean Whitehead and Caleb Ferguson, the 6th ANZ edition includes the most recent updates and developments in Australian and New Zealand nursing and midwifery practice, with a focus on evidence-based practice, along with a range of contemporary research articles and pedagogy to support specific chapter content.

Using clear language and examples, the 6th edition of Nursing and Midwifery Research provides a valuable resource to assist healthcare students and practitioners in developing strong skills in research literacy and critical appraisal, as well as the confidence to successfully conduct research and apply outcomes to practice.

Key features

  • A focus on digital communication -
    • includes overviews and tips on navigating professional and personal electronic media
  • Individual and group activities throughout to encourage skill development, reflection and awareness of self and others
  • An extensive suite of scenarios – practise and apply your communication skills using realistic situations and individuals that healthcare professionals encounter in clinical practice

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Instructor resources:

  • Answer guides to Tutorial Triggers
  • PowerPoint presentations

    • Student and Instructor resources:

    • Answer guides to An Unexpected Hurdle
    • Answers to Learning Activities
    • Research Articles and Questions
    • Answer guides to Time to Reflect
    • Glossary

      • Table of contents

      Section 1: Research Awareness
      1.The significance of nursing and midwifery research and evidence based practice
      2.An overview of research theory, process and design
      3.Ethical and legal issues in research
      4.Searching and reviewing the research literature
      5.Identifying research ideas, questions, statements and hypotheses
      Section 2: Research Appreciation and Consumerism
      6.Common qualitative methods
      7.Data collection and sampling in qualitative research
      8.Analysing data in qualitative research
      9.Common quantitative methods
      10.Sampling data in quantitative research
      11.Quantitative data collection and study validity
      12.Assessing measuring instruments
      13.Analysing data in quantitative research
      14.Mixed-methods research
      15.Indigenous peoples and research
      16.Applying research knowledge: evidence-based practice development and knowledge translation
      Section 3: Conducting Primary Research
      17.Writing proposals and grant applications
      18.Managing a research project: roles and processes
      19.Writing and presenting research findings for dissemination
      20.A research project journey: from conception to completion

      Product details

      • Edition: 6
      • Latest edition
      • Published: May 25, 2020
      • Language: English

      About the authors

      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, Australia

      CF

      Caleb Ferguson

      Affiliations and expertise
      Senior Research Fellow, Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Western Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre, Western Sydney University & Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown, NSW, Australia

      GL

      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, USA

      JH

      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