An indispensable guide to understanding, applying and conducting research in practice
It is essential that nurses and midwives are able to understand, interpret, synthesise and apply research for effective practice. Nursing and Midwifery Research is a well-established, highly regarded and comprehensive resource that covers all the key fundamentals needed to become and be an evidence-based practitioner.
This book provides an accessible and user-friendly roadmap of the entire research journey, from the conception of a research idea or question through to planning, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of findings. Readers will develop strong skills in research literacy and critical appraisal, and thus build confidence to embark on research projects of their own - an aim of developing research awareness and knowledge.
Written by research experts in their fields specifically for undergraduate and postgraduate students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand, and fully updated in its seventh edition, this book is a perfect introduction and long-term resource to support research methods and evidence-based practice throughout their professional careers.
- Helps build students’ confidence and skills to understand, use and apply research in all healthcare settings.
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Logically sequenced from theory through to practical application - case studies and tutorials help the reader apply theory to practice.
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Easy to read and accessible for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and clinicians.
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Features the most recent Australasian healthcare research, data, clinical practice, procedures and guidelines.
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Written by Australasian academic and clinical research topic experts at the forefront of nursing and midwifery practice, it draws on the Australasian context throughout.
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Includes specific detail on evidence-based practice and Indigenous research methods.
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A variety of supporting teaching methods and pedagogy support learning across all years of the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery curriculum, and into postgraduate curricula.
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Additional online teaching resources include PowerPoint presentations, Glossary, Research in Brief articles and questions, answer guides to Tutorial Trigger, An Unexpected Hurdle, Learning Activities and Time to Reflect activities.
New to this edition
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Fully updated with the latest data, research studies and developments.
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Fully updated chapters on writing research proposals and grant applications, and evidence-based practice.
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Inclusion of a latest research project journey from conception to completion, providing readers with tangible experience of the research process through the entire process.
Instructor resources on Evolve:
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Answer guides to Tutorial Trigger
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PowerPoint presentations
Student and Instructor resources on Evolve:
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Answer guides to An Unexpected Hurdle
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Answers to Learning Activities
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Research in Brief articles and questions
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Answer guides to Time to Reflect
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Glossary
Table of Contents
Section 1: What you need to know about research to appreciate it and get started1 The Significance of Nursing and Midwifery Research and Evidence-Based Practice
2 An overview of Research Theory, Process and Design
3 Critically Searching and Reviewing the Research Literature
4 Identifying Research Ideas, Questions, Statements and Hypotheses
Section 2: What you need to know about research to understand how it is applied
5 Common Qualitative Methods
6 Data Collection and Sampling in Qualitative Research
7 Analysing Data in Qualitative Research
8 Common Quantitative Methods
9 Data Collection and Sampling in Quantitative Research
10 Assessing Measuring Instruments
11 Analysing Data in Quantitative Research
12 Mixed-Methods Research
13 Ethical and Legal Issues in Research
14 Indigenous Peoples and Research
15 Applying Research Knowledge: Implementing Evidence into Practice and Policy
Section 3: What you need to know about research if you want to conduct research
16 Writing Research Proposals and Grant Applications
17 Managing a Research Project : Roles and Processes
18 Writing and Presenting Research Findings
19 A Research Project Journey : From Conception to Completion
Authors
Dean Whitehead Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University, Victoria, Australia. 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. Daniel Terry University of Southern Queensland, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.Daniel has extensive post-doctoral research experience on rural health, rural workforce, and chronic-ill health. With a background in nursing, his research interest research interests encompass the overarching generalist theme of Rural Health. His research includes rural health workforce which incorporates nursing student career trajectory, rural medical, nursing and pharmacy employment and profession longevity, while also examining workforce grit and thriving, while improving workforce learning through communities of practice.
