Research methods in nursing and midwifery : pathways to evidence-based practice / edited by Sansnee Jirojwong, Maree Johnson, Anthony Welch.

Preceded by: Research methods in nursing & midwifery, c2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Getting Started In Research -- Part 2. Qualitative Research Methods -- Part 3. Quantitative And Mixed Methods Research -- Part 4. Pathways To Evidence-Based Practice -- --

Part 1. Getting Started In Research -- -- 1. The Importance of Research in Nursing and Midwifery / Sansnee Jirojwong and Anthony Welch -- The place of research in generating knowledge -- The importance of evidence-based nursing and midwifery practices -- The purposes of research -- Inductive and deductive reasoning in research -- Paradigms for nursing and midwifery research -- The role of theory in nursing and midwifery research -- What is the purpose of theory for research and evidence-based practice? -- The future use of nursing and midwifery theories and frameworks in research -- Developments in Australian nursing and midwifery research -- Looking ahead: Research and its application in nursing and midwifery care -- Summary -- -- 2. Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Midwives / Maree Johnson and Ritin Fernandez -- Skills required for evidence-based practice -- Why evidence-based practice? -- Do nurses participate in evidence-based practice? -- Working together works well in EBP -- Where do you find the evidence? -- Barriers to EBP -- Developing an evidence-based profession -- -- 3. Introducing the Research Process / Maree Johnson and Cecily Hengstberger-Sims -- Planning the Research -- Step 1: Select the topic and the research question -- Step 2: Review and synthesise the literature -- Step 3: Identify a frame of reference and/or define the terms -- Step 4: Develop aims, objectives, research questions and hypotheses -- Step 5: Choose appropriate methods to address the research questions or hypotheses -- Step 6: Defining the significance and outcomes of the research -- Step 7: Consider the feasibility and ethical issues -- Step 8: Finalise the research proposal plan -- Appendix 3.1 Example of a Quantitative Research Proposal -- Appendix 3.2 Example of a Qualitative Research Proposal -- -- 4. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Research / Keri Chater -- History of ethics committees -- Roles of research councils and the conduct of health research -- Ethical principles and research conduct -- Data management throughout the research study and beyond -- Vulnerable groups and power relationships between researcher and participant -- Appendix 4.1: Example of a Plain Language Statement and Consent Form -- -- Part 2. Qualitative Research Methods -- -- 5. Sampling in Qualitative Research / Anthony Welch -- What is sampling? -- Sampling methods in qualitative research -- Bias in sampling -- -- 6. Qualitative Research Design / Anthony Welch -- What is qualitative research? -- The types of qualitative research -- -- 7. Data Collection: Qualitative Research / Anthony Welch and Sansnee Jirojwong -- Preparing for the process of data collection -- Choosing a mode(s) for data collection -- Triangulation in data collection -- Rigour and trustworthiness -- -- 8. Qualitative Data Analysis / Lisa Whitehead -- The stages of qualitative analysis -- Theories and methods -- Analysing visual data -- Building trustworthiness in qualitative data analysis -- Computer software packages for qualitative analysis -- Coding -- Data searching and retrieval -- Developing and testing theory -- Appendix 8.1 Example of data analysis -- -- Part 3. Quantitative And Mixed Methods Research -- --

9. Sampling in Quantitative Research / Maree Johnson and Sungwon Chang -- Populations and samples -- Probability sampling and non-probability sampling -- Different sampling approaches in quantitative studies -- Bias in sampling -- Sample size -- Appendix 9.1: A Random Numbers Table -- -- 10. Quantitative Research Design / Sansnee Jirojwong and Karen Pepper -- What is quantitative research design? -- Quantitative research and causality -- Choosing a quantitative research design -- Types of quantitative research designs -- Appendix 10.1 CONSORT 2010 checklist of information to include when reporting a randomised trial -- -- 11. Data Collection: Quantitative Research / Jan Taylor and Jamie Ranse -- Data collection methods -- Surveys -- Interviews -- Observation -- Choosing an existing instrument or scale -- -- 12. Quantitative Data Analysis / Petra Buettner, Reinhold Muller and Monika Buhrer-Skinner -- Why statistics? -- Descriptive versus comparative statistics -- Descriptive statistics -- Inferential statistics -- Use of computer programs for data analysis -- Appendix 12.1: Read and understand statistics in a published article -- Appendix 12.2: Analyse a small data set using GraphPad's QuickCalcs online -- -- 13. Mixed Methods Research / Janice Lewis -- Why conduct mixed methods research? -- Differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods -- Views of mixed methods research -- Incompatibility thesis -- Pragmatism and mixed methods -- Status of quantitative and qualitative elements -- Mixed methods as a continuum -- Mixed methods design -- Sampling techniques for mixed methods studies -- Analysis of mixed methods data -- Issues of validity in mixed methods research -- The future of mixed methods research -- -- Part 4. Pathways To Evidence-Based Practice -- -- 14. Critical Review of Research / Jane Warland and Phil Maude -- Selection and effective reading of the literature -- Critical appraisal and consideration of the level of available evidence -- Becoming familiar with the process of critical review -- Read reviewers' comments from open-access published journals -- Read critical reviews posted on the internet -- Critique methods -- -- 15. Undertaking a Systematic Review / Ritin Fernandez, Maree Johnson and Rhonda Griffiths -- Introduction -- The process of a systematic review -- Planning the review -- Developing the protocol -- Conducting the systematic review -- Data analysis -- Meta-analysis: The synthesis of quantitative data -- Meta-synthesis: The synthesis of qualitative data -- New approaches: Overview of Reviews (umbrella reviews) -- Where to publish the completed systematic review -- Appendix 15.1: JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Experimental Studies -- Appendix 15.2: Data Extraction Form (Quantitative Data) -- -- 16. Disseminating Research / Penny Paliadelis, Glenda Parmenter and Jackie Lea -- Avenues for research dissemination and how to target the right one -- Conference papers and posters -- Preparing manuscripts for scholarly journals -- Books and book chapters -- Policies, guidelines and reports -- Media releases -- Barriers to publishing and strategies for overcoming them -- Strategies for overcoming cultural barriers -- Strategies for overcoming knowledge barriers -- Strategies for addressing a lack of time and resources -- Strategies for overcoming personal barriers -- Appendix 16.1: Key elements/guidelines for developing an effective conference poster to disseminate research.

"Research Methods in Nursing and Midwifery is a clear introduction to the principles used in research and systematic reviews for evidence-based practice. Beginning with the foundations of the research process, each chapter builds upon knowledge to cover specific research methods, population, sampling, data collection and analysis. This user-friendly text is rich with learning support for nursing and midwifery students, including easy-to-read flowcharts, practical examples and tips, practice exercises and additional resources to expand their knowledge of the research process and methodology and their application to evidence-based practice. The second edition has been substantially restructured and refocused to provide students with new chapters and pedagogy to provide nursing and midwifery students with a clear and accessible guide to all aspects of the research process and the skills to confidently apply research to their professional practice."--Publisher's website.