Product Description

Nursing is now a research-based profession. This means that all students need to: * become acquainted with the principles, mechanics and terminology of nursing research * understand why research is important, and how it is relevant to a 'practical' discipline such as nursing * learn how to evaluate other people's research and how to make use of research findings in everyday practice. This comprehensive introduction to the topic addresses these needs head-on. Particular strengths are the clear and accessible style and the use of genuine research examples (from all specialities within nursing) to illustrate the points being made.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20791 in Books
• Published on: 1997-05-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Professional Nurse
'It has obviously been written by someone with extensive experience of teaching research to nurses.'

Nursing Times
'...a clearly written textbook that will be very useful to nurses hitting the research trail for the first time...'

Journal of Community Nursing
'This excellent book is a methodical text which invites the reader to explore research in an exciting and stimulating way.'

Customer Reviews

Invaluable for first time researchers
A concise, clear research book at last!

Comprehensive coverage of both qualitative and quantative research with indepth analysis of the whole research process.

This book gives chapter by chapter coverage of compiling a research proposal, operationalisation, research designs, analysis of data and evaluation. It provides indepth critical analysis of the various research approaches explained in plain English (rare in research books).

Finally there is a glossary of research terminology for quick reference.

A great all round book that will be invaluable to any inexperienced researcher.

Nursing Research Principles Process and Issues
After trying to find a book which would help with a difficult year 2 nursing exam I found everything I needed to know and more. The text is easy to read but still remains in sufficient depth to gain a good grounding for research. I will be using it to work along side my degree in year 3. Invaluable to evidence based care with every aspect of research covered in a way to enjoy and learn more. Brilliant!!!

Nursing Research: Principles, Process and issues
As the nurisng profession progresses , the use of research is a vital aspect to provide up to date practice, that is both efficient and safe to patients. The problem I found during my training and post qualification was making sense of the variety of research that is available to the nrsing profession. I felt that this book is an excellent guide for the use and evaluation of research. This particular Author taught at the university that I trained with therfore any examples used were related to the health profession.
Without this book I feel that I would never have been able to understand and put research into practice. It was excellent!