Nursing Research in Action: Exploring, Understanding and Developing Skills

by Philip Burnard, Paul Morrison, Heather Gluyas

Overview

Written by highly experienced researchers and authors, this practical workbook demystifies the research process for nursing students and practitioners. Fully updated to incorporate recent technological developments, this new edition features a range of exercises to both challenge and support the budding nurse researcher.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350311145
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/16/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	965 KB

About the Author

PHILIP BURNARD is Emeritus Professor of Nursing at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. He is the author of many books and papers and has taught internationally. His research interests have included interpersonal skills and counselling, stress and culture in nursing. He continues to work with colleges and universities around the world.

PAUL MORRISON is Dean of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. He has a long-standing interest in the mental health area and the education of health professionals. A major focus of his research over the years has been the evaluation of services for consumers. More recently he has published a number of papers in the area of health promotion. Paul also works as a psychologist in private practice in Canberra. He is a Chartered Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

HEATHER GLUYAS is Associate Professor and Deputy Dean of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
Paul Morrison is Dean of the School of Health Professions at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.
Heather Gluyas is Lecturer in the School of Health Professions at Murdoch University, Australia, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at University of Notre Dame, Australia.

Table of Contents

Preface
An Overview of the Research Process
Planning Your Research Project
Searching the Literature
Approaches to Research Methodology
Choosing a Research Method
Methods of Collecting Data
Choosing a Data Collection Method
Methods of Analysing Data
Undertaking the Research Project
Writing the Research Report
Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Clear, concise text - highly applicable to current nursing research' - Jeanne Landon-Campbell, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Cumbria University, UK

'This is an excellent starting point for nursing students, as well as a refresher for practitioners and those undertaking postgraduate research.' - Nursing Standard