
Resources for Nursing Research
An Annotated Bibliography
- 432 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This latest edition of Resources for Nursing Research provides a comprehensive bibliography of sources on nursing research, and includes references for books, journal papers and Internet resources.
Designed to act as a ?signpost? to available literature in the area, this Fourth Edition covers the disciplines of nursing, health care and the social sciences. Entries are concise, informative and accessible, and are arranged under three main sections:
· ?Sources of Literature? covers the process of literature searching, including using libraries and other tools for accessing literature
· ?Methods of Inquiry? includes an introduction to research, how to conceptualize and design nursing and health research, measurement and data collection, and the interpretation and presentation of data
· ?The Background to Research in Nursing? encompasses the development of nursing research; the profession?s responsibilities; the role of government; funding; research roles and careers; and education for research.
Fully revised and updated, the Fourth Edition includes just under 3000 entries, of which 90% are new. It has extensive coverage of US, UK literature and other international resources. This new edition will be an essential guide for all those with an interest in nursing research, including students, teachers, librarians, practitioners and researchers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- How to Use this Book
- Part I: Sources of Literature
- Literature Searching and Libraries
- Part II: Methods of Inquiry
- An Introduction to Research
- Conceptualizing Nursing Research
- Designing Hursing Research
- Experimental/Quantitative Designs
- Experimental Designs
- Non-Experimental/Qualitative Designs
- Non-Experimental Designs
- Measurement
- Data Collection
- Methods of Data Collection
- Data Analysis, Interpretation and Presentation
- Communicating Nursing Research
- References
- Part III: The Background to Research in Nursing
- A Profession's Responsibility
- The Role of Government
- Funding the Research
- Research Centres/Institutes
- Professional Groups/Organizations
- Research Roles and Careers
- Research Education
- Research Priorities
- Research Reviews
- Appendix A: Computer Programs for Design and Analysis
- Appendix B: Journals
- Appendix C: Sage Publications
- Appendix D: Sources of Definitions
- Appendix E: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
- Key to Indexes
- Author Index
- Subject Index