Foundations in Nursing & Health Care Series
-- Introduction to Research in Health Care
By Mark Walsh & Lynne Wigens
November 2003
Nelson-Thornes
ISBN: 0-7487-7118-2
384 Pages, Illustrated
$41.95 paper original
Series Information: With an interactive approach to learning, this series provides everything a student needs for their Foundation studies across the healthcare disciplines. The books can be used together as a complete learning tool or individually as dip-in reference guides. Each book is pitched at the right level for first year students or those on Return to Practice courses. Each title is written by an appropriate specialist in a non-technical style. Case studies and reflective activities prompt students to analyze their own experiences. Links to practice appear in the margins to demonstrate how theory has a practical application. Key words and phrases are highlighted with an explanation for each appearing in the margin. Rapid Recap provides questions at the end of each chapter to test students' understanding of the chapter contents. Over to You sections encourage proactive learning, suggesting further activities for students to carry out and document in their portfolio.
Contents Include: Introduction, Chapter 1 Research and its role in health care, Chapter 2 Linking research to evidence-based practice and audit, Chapter 3 Types of research investigation, Chapter 4 The role of theory in research, Chapter 5 Reading and judging research, Chapter 6 Identifying an area for research and developing a research question, Chapter 7 Using background literature in research Chapter, 8 Reading and evaluating published research, Chapter 9 Research strategies, Chapter 10 Research designs, Chapter 11 Ethical considerations and developing a research proposal, Chapter 12 Analyzing data, Chapter 13 Writing a research report, Appendix Answers to rapid recap questions, Index.
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