The Research Process in Nursing - 7th Edition by Kate Gerrish & Judith Lathlean (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Comprehensive and thorough in scope, The Research Process in Nursing 7th edition provides everything you could want to know about research methods. This established textbook reflects the significant advances in nursing research and the importance of evidence-based practice, and provides an invaluable resource for both the novice and the more experienced researcher.

It includes practical information and advice on:

• How to find and critique the evidence
• How to choose the right approach
• How to collect data
• How to make sense of the data
• How to put research into practice

Special features:

• A clear, explicit and easy to understand text which links theory with practical steps in the research process.
• Examples provided allow the reader to apply a variety of research concepts to theoretical learning and professional practice.
• Incorporates chapters, research examples, and policy from a range of international countries, including Canada, Australia, USA and Hong Kong.
• Provides detailed discussions around each example, which clearly link theory with practice
• Easy to read for novice researchers and undergraduate nursing students, but at the same time provides sufficient depth and detail to be of value to experienced researchers and practitioners.

From the Back Cover

THE RESEARCH PROCESS IN NURSING

SEVENTH EDITION

The Research process in Nursinghas been widely praised for its comprehensive, user-friendly approach and clear application to nursing practice, and is valued by students and researchers around the globe. Now in its 7th edition, this established and definitive textbook has been considerably updated to reflect the significant advances in nursing research and the importance of evidence-based practice, and provides an invaluable resource for both the novice and the more experienced researcher.

It includes practical information and advice on how to find and critique the evidence; how to choose the right approach; how to collect data; how to make sense of the data; and how to put research into practice.

KEY FEATURES OF THE 7TH EDITION:

• A clear and easy to understand text which links theory with practical steps in the research process
• Two new chapters, one on the use of digital technologies in research and the second examining future trends in nursing research
• Thoroughly revised and updated chapters in line with current research practice
• A number of reflection activities in each chapter which encourage the reader to think more broadly about what they have read and apply their learning to practice
• Key point summaries at the beginning of each chapter, as well as a glossary of research terms
• Research examples from a wide variety of research approaches
• Contributions from international experts from the UK, Australia and Canada

Essential reading for novice researchers, be they pre-registration students or those embarking on a postgraduate research degree, The Research Process in Nursing will also be of value to many who are further on in their research careers.

This book is accompanied by a companion website: www.wiley.com/go/gerrish/research

The website includes:

• Interactive multiple choice questions
• Key points
• Web resources

The Research Process in Nursing is also available as a Wiley E-Text and instantly on CourseSmart

Review Quotes

Praise for previous editions:

'The perfect text for any health care professional who wishes to gain a sound understanding of research...This text succeeds where others fail in terms of the thoroughness of the research process and the accessible style in which the material is presented. In an age when nursing and health care research is going from strength to strength this book offers those in the world of academia and practice an excellent and essential 'bible' that is a must on any bookshelf' (Dr Aisha Holloway, Lecturer Adult Health, Division of Nursing, The University of Nottingham)

"This new edition is worth buying," (Nursing Standard, July 2010)

"The first edition of this book was published 20 years ago and I wish I had seen it then. It is only over the last 10 years or so that I have actively become more interested and this book would have certainly stimulated my interest much sooner. If you are undertaking a research activity it is a book that helps you each step of the way. A very understandable and enjoyable publication. (Accident and Emergency Nursing Journal)

About the Author

Kate Gerrish is Professor of Nursing Research at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Judith Lathlean is Professor of Health Research within the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK.