The research process in nursing / edited by Kate Gerrish and Judith Lathlean

Section 1 Setting the Scene
Chapter 1 Research and Development in Nursing
Chapter 2 The Research Process
Chapter 3 Research Ethics
Chapter 4 User Involvement in Research
Chapter 5 Research for a Multiethnic Society
Chapter 6 Digital Technologies and research

Section 2 Preparing the Ground
Chapter 7 Finding the Evidence
Chapter 8 Critical Appraisal of the Evidence
Chapter 9 Preparing a Research Proposal
Chapter 10 Planning and Managing a Research Project
Chapter 11 Gaining Access to the Research Site

Section 3 Choosing the Right Approach
Chapter 12 The Quantitative-Qualitative Continuum
Chapter 13 Sampling
Chapter 14 Grounded Theory
Chapter 15 Ethnography
Chapter 16 Phenomenological Research
Chapter 17 Narrative Research
Chapter 18 Experimental Research
Chapter 19 Surveys
Chapter 20 The Delphi Technique
Chapter 21 Case Study Research
Chapter 22 Evaluation Research
Chapter 23 Action Research
Chapter 24 Practitioner Research
Chapter 25 Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses
Chapter 26 Realist Synthesis
Chapter 27 Mixed Methods Research

Section 4 Collecting Data
Chapter 28 Interviewing
Chapter 29 Focus Groups
Chapter 30 Questionnaire Design
Chapter 31 Observation
Chapter 32 Think Aloud Technique
Chapter 33 Outcome Measures

Section 5 Making Sense of Data
Chapter 34 Qualitative Analysis
Chapter 35 Descriptive Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 36 Examining Relationships in Quantitative Data

Section 6 Putting Research into Practice
Chapter 37 Disseminating Research Findings
Chapter 38 Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 39 Translating Research Findings into Practice
Chapter 40 Future Trends in Nursing Research

Includes index