Introducing Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing & Healthcare Professionals - Softcover

Jolley, Mr Jeremy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273768859 ISBN 13: 9780273768852

Verlag: Pearson, 2013

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Research can seem difficult to get to grips with. However, this book shows you that research is essentially a simple activity and its principles can be quickly and easily understood, even if you're new to the subject. Each chapter guides you to uncover the ‘mysteries’ of research, exposing each aspect in turn, while demonstrating how research in healthcare is a practical activity, linked directly to patient care.

 
If you're a student of nursing or an allied health profession studying research for the first time, this books is for you. Research is illustrated through examples of activities which will be familiar to you from your day-to-day life, to help build your confidence in undertaking research and evidence-based practice.

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Research can seem difficult to get to grips with. However, at the heart of this book is the view that research is essentially a simple activity, the principles of which can be readily understood by students new to the subject. Each chapter guides the reader to uncover the ‘mysteries’ of research, exposing each aspect in turn, while demonstrating how research in healthcare is a practical activity, orientated directly to patient care.

Fully updated to refer to the latest sources and studies, this book now includes:

• Two new chapters on qualitative research, clearly explaining what it is and how to do it

   

• A comprehensive glossary of qualitative and quantitative terms to demystify tricky terminology

   

• An appendix of statistical tests, explaining the procedures for each

   

• Many new examples from practice, applying the theory to a wide range of scenarios from across the healthcare professions

   

This book is designed for all students of nursing and allied health professions who study research for the first time. Research is illustrated through examples of activities familiar to students from their daily lives, which help build confidence in undertaking research and evidence-based practice.

Jeremy Jolley is a senior lecturer at the University of Hull. He has taught research for many years, to nursing and healthcare students at all academic levels.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0273768859
• ISBN 13: 9780273768852
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar