Succeeding in literature reviews and research project plans for nursing students / Graham Williamson, Andrew Whittaker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williamson, Graham R., author.

Whittaker, Andrew, 1966- author.

Series:

Transforming nursing practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing Research--methods.

Research Design.

Students, Nursing.

Nursing--Research.

Nursing.

Nursing--Research--Methodology.

Nursing literature.

Medical Subjects:

Nursing Research--methods.

Research Design.

Students, Nursing.

Physical Description:

xi, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications ; London : Learning Matters, 2017.

Summary:

Transforming Nursing Practice is a series tailor-made for pre-registration student nurses. Each book in the series is: Affordable, Mapped to the NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters, Full of active learning features, Focused on applying theory to practice, This book is a practical and readable guide that will show you how to successfully complete a research project plan or literature review as part of your final year assessment. It guides you through all the necessary stages from start to finish, beginning with preparation and planning, using and critiquing research and finally writing up and completing your project. The authors also explore the crucial challenge of translating evidence into practice and how this can lead to improved decision making, better practice and improved services. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1 Getting started 7

1 Getting started on your final-year project 9

Section 2 Planning and preparing for your final-year project 27

2 Planning and undertaking a literature review or documentary analysis 29

3 Planning your research proposal or dissertation 48

Section 3 Using and critiquing research for your final-year project 63

4 Using and critiquing research methods: interviews and focus groups 65

5 Analysing qualitative data 85

6 Using and critiquing research methods: surveys and experimental designs 97

7 Analysing quantitative data and understanding basic statistics 119

8 Using and critiquing systematic reviews and meta-analyses 134

9 Translating evidence into practice 151

Section 4 Writing and finishing 163

10 Writing up your literature review and documentary analysis 165

11 Writing your research proposal and dissertation 177.

Notes:

"Meeting the NMC standards and essential skills clusters"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-205) and index.

ISBN:

9781473967298

1473967295

9781473967304

1473967309

OCLC:

959034249