Fully revised and updated, the third edition of this invaluable bibliography of sources of literature for nurses, includes over 2760 entries, 64 per cent of which are new. This comprehensive, yet concise guide is designed for convenience and ease of use and covers all aspects of nursing and allied health research with accessible and informative entries compiled within three sections. The first covers the process of literature searching, libraries and tools - print and electronic - for accessing literature. In the second methods of inquiry are presented. The final section discusses issues surrounding nursing research.The book includes an extended section on electronic sources as well as many web site addresses and is design Fully revised and updated, the third edition of this invaluable bibliography of sources of literature for nurses, includes over 2760 entries, 64 per cent of which are new. This comprehensive, yet concise guide is designed for convenience and ease of use and covers all aspects of nursing and allied health research with accessible and informative entries compiled within three sections. The first covers the process of literature searching, libraries and tools - print and electronic - for accessing literature. In the second methods of inquiry are presented. The final section discusses issues surrounding nursing research. The book includes an extended section on electronic sources as well as many web site addresses and is design
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Praise for the Second Edition:
`An incredible achievement... a major resource to students, practitioners, nurse educators, researchers and managers at all levels - Nursing Times
`The potential of this book is enormous... Resources for Nursing Research is... the ultimate resource - Lisbeth Hockey
`An invaluable resource, not only for neonatal nurses, but any healthcare professional who is undertaking any form of research or further studies....Well referenced and designed for easy access, it simply and effectively presents a comprehensive and informative compilation of sources that can be found either electronically or on paper - Journal of Neonatal Nursing
Foreword viii Lisbeth Hockey Anne Marie Rafferty DPhil Acknowledgements x Introduction xi How to use this book xiii PART 1 SOURCES OF LITERATURE Literature searching and libraries 1(18) Literature searching and libraries 1(1) Sourcebooks/Guides 2(2) Directories 4(3) Statistics 7(1) Bibliographies 8(1) Current awareness services 9(1) Indexing services 10(1) Electronic services 11(6) Abstracting services 17(2) PART 2 METHODS OF INQUIRY An Introduction to Research 19(10) Research texts 19(5) The language of research and statistics 24(2) The nature and purpose of research in nursing 26(1) Research processes 27(2) Conceptualizing Nursing Research 29(32) Philosophical bases for research 29(3) Epistemology 32(6) Development of theory 38(3) Science and the scientific method 41(2) Quantitative and qualitative research methods 43(3) Feminist research 46(4) New paradigm research 50(1) Literature reviews and reviewing 51(8) Replication research 59(2) Designing nursing research 61(41) Research planning 61(5) Collaborative research 66(3) The realities of doing research 69(3) Ethics, the law and research 72(12) Defining the problem 84(2) Identification of variables 86(1) Formulating hypotheses or research questions 87(1) Selecting a research design 87(1) Populations and samples 88(5) Pilot studies 93(1) Reliability 94(2) Validity 96(2) Triangulation 98(2) Bias 100(1) Generalizability 101(1) Experimental/quantitative designs 102(5) Experimental designs -- general 102(5) Experimental designs 107(5) Pre-test/post-test design 108(1) Post-test control design 108(1) Solomon Four group design 108(1) Factorial designs 109(1) Single-case design 109(2) Quasi-experimental designs 111(1) Non-experimental/qualitative designs 112(7) Non-experimental designs -- general 112(7) Non-experimental designs 119(37) Action research 119(3) Atheoretical research 122(1) Case study research 123(1) Correlational research 124(1) Epidemiological research 125(1) Ethnomethods 126(5) Evaluation/outcomes research 131(4) Ex-post facto research 135(1) Grounded theory research 136(2) Historical research (a) documentary 138(2) Historical research (b) oral 140(3) Longitudinal/developmental research 143(2) Phenomenological research/approaches 145(3) Prescriptive theory research 148(1) Simulation and gaming 148(1) Survey research 149(3) Trans-cultural/cross-cultural research 152(4) Measurement 156(24) Measurement -- general 156(2) Developing and using instruments 158(9) Sources of instruments -- attitudinal 167(1) Behavioural 167(1) Health related 168(3) Medical 171(1) Mental measures 171(3) Nursing 174(4) Physiological 178(1) Sociological/occupational 178(2) Data Collection 180(2) Data collection -- general 180(2) Methods of data collection 182(27) Critical incident technique 182(1) Delphi technique 183(2) Diaries 185(2) Interview 187(4) Interview -- focus group 191(3) Interview -- telephone 194(1) Life history/biography 195(3) Observation 198(2) Projective techniques 200(1) Q methodology 201(1) Questionnaire 202(2) Records/archival data 204(1) Repertory grid technique 205(2) Talk/conversation/narrative 207(2) Data Analysis, Interpretation and Presentation 209(19) Data management and analysis -- general 209(2) Statistical and other texts 211(3) Descriptive statistics 214(1) Inferential statistics 214(1) Choosing a statistical test 215(1) Using computers in research 215(4) Research and the Internet 219(2) Analysing qualitative data 221(4) Analysing quantitative data 225(3) Analysis of data 228(10) Content analysis 228(1) Contextual/narrative analysis 229(3) Levels of data analysis -- primary 232(1) Levels of data analysis -- secondary 232(2) Levels of data analysis -- meta-analysis 234(2) Interpreting the findings 236(1) Presenting data 236(2) Communicating Nursing Research 238(29) Evaluating research findings 238(2) Research proposals 240(4) Writing about research 244(3) Disseminating research findings 247(2) Publication processes 249(6) Talking about research 255(1) Creating a research utilization environment 256(5) Applying research to practice 261(6) PART 3 THE BACKGROUND TO RESEARCH IN NURSING Development of Nursing Research Historical perspectives 267(14) Africa, America (South & Central), and Asia 267(1) Australia and New Zealand 268(1) Europe 269(3) United Kingdom 272(3) United States of America and Canada 275(4) State of the art 279(2) A Professions Responsibility 281(7) Research, practice and professional responsibility 281(4) Research/practice gap 285(3) The Role of Government Government and nursing research 288(9) United Kingdom 288(3) United States of America and Canada 291(1) Research and policy-making 292(3) Research in health care 295(2) Funding for Research 297(3) Funding for research 297(3) Nursing Research Centres 300(3) Nursing research centres 300(3) Professional Groups 303(1) Professional groups 303(1) Research Roles and Careers 304(6) Research roles and careers 304(6) Research Education 310(10) Research education 310(6) Research supervision and mentorship 316(1) Student guides to research 317(3) Research Priorities 320(4) Research priorities 320(4) Research Reviews 324(2) Research reviews 324(2) International Nursing Research 326(2) International nursing research 326(2) Inter-disciplinary Research 328(2) Inter-disciplinary research 328(2) References 330(2) Appendix A: Computer-based research methodology databases and programs 332(5) Appendix B: Journals 337(6) Appendix C: Sage publications 343(10) Appendix D: Sources of definitions 353(9) Key to indexes 362(1) Author index 363(22) Subject index 385
Stephen Gough BA, PGDip, FHEA is Liaison Librarian for Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Health. His main role is the teaching of Information Literacy, specializing in evidence based practice and research.
