This is an essential, accessible introduction to the practicalities of research and evidencebased practice aimed at all preregistration nursing and health care students. It places research and evidence in the context of clinical practice, introduces the main methodological approaches in qualitative and quantitative research and describes the processes of research appraisal, dissemination and implementation. The new edition of Research for EvidenceBased Practice in Healthcare has been updated to include information for a broader health care audience, it engages students with the research and evidence agenda, demonstrates the relevance of research and evidence to nursing practice, and provides them with the skills needed to explore these areas in greater detail. Special features: A practical guide to research methods and evidencebased practice

Author Biography

Robert Newell is Professor of Nursing Research Director of Postgraduate Research, University of Bradford. Philip Burnard is Emeritus Professor of Nursing, Cardiff University

Table of Contents

List of Common Research Terms	p. vii
Contextual Materials
Introduction to Healthcare Research for Evidence-Based Practice	p. 3
The Research Process - Organising Your Research	p. 17
Choosing Methodological Approaches	p. 32
Searching the Literature	p. 40
Ethics of Healthcare Research	p. 49
Basic Concepts: Sampling, Reliability and Validity	p. 60
Qualitative Approaches
Issues in Qualitative Data Collection	p. 71
Case Studies	p. 90
Ethnography	p. 98
Phenomenology	p. 110
A Pragmatic Approach to Qualitative Data Analysis	p. 118
Limitations of Qualitative Research	p. 130
Quantitative Approaches
Sampling, Reliability and Validity Issues in Data Collection and Analysis	p. 143
Cause and Effect, Hypothesis Testing and Estimation	p. 153
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Approaches	p. 166
The Single Case Experiment	p. 179
Randomised Controlled Trials	p. 192
Non-Experimental Approaches	p. 203
Surveys	p. 214
The Role of Statistics	p. 223
Appraisal, Dissemination and Implementation
Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Effectiveness	p. 237
Critical Evaluation of Research Reports	p. 246
Writing a Research Report	p. 257
Getting Research into Practice	p. 270
Research Log	p. 279
List of Useful Websites (In Order of Citation)	p. 281
Index	p. 285
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