While often greeted with trepidation, the importance of a research project—how it is conducted and its significance to practice—is an essential aspect of nursing and other healthcare arenas. This innovative resource is a user-friendly introduction to evidence-based practice and other types of research-based initiatives that improve patient outcomes. Using a method formed through years of teaching experience, Brenda Marshall translates the difficult and sometimes confusing language of research into everyday vocabulary, linking complicated concepts with easily understood scenarios.
Written in quick-access Fast Facts style, this book presents knowledge in a consistent, step-by-step format characterized by bite-sized information. Each chapter opens with learning objectives that unfold into new concepts, followed by everyday life examples. Fast Facts boxes, systematized tables, and new vocabulary reinforce learning and highlight key concepts. This application-based approach helps students question their preconceived notions about research and then engage in it with newfound confidence.
- Translates complex research concepts into straightforward language
- Demonstrates clear, step-by-step methods that facilitate successful attainment of research goals
- Helps students to construct an argument, build a theory, and critically explore a belief
- Promotes self-sufficiency in lifelong learning and achievement
- Written by an instructor whose classes have propelled many successful research careers
Key Features:
Tabela de Conteúdo
Contributors
Preface
Part I DEFINE, CLARIFY, SEARCH, PREPARE
1. Introduction to Research
2. Finding the BIG PROBLEM
3. From Hypothesis to Aim/Purpose
4. Why We Review the Literature
5. The Theoretical Framework
6. Research Design
Tom Heinzen
Part II STARTING THE ACTUAL PROJECT
7. Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Research Designs
8. Methods of Data Collection
9. Reliability and Validity
Katherine Roberts
10. From Population to Sample
11. Impact of the Outside World: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Research
Part III TEST, ANALYZE, DISCUSS
12. Conducting the Research
13. Data Analysis
Katherine Roberts
14. Results: What Did the Project Discover? Why Is It Important?
15. The Conclusion of the Thesis, Project, or Dissertation: Writing the Discussion, Conclusion, and Abstract
16. The Beginning: Sharing What Was Learned With the Greater Community
Index
Sobre o autor
Brenda Marshall, Ed D, APRN, ANEF, is a full professor and director of the College of Science and Health’s Center for Research at William Paterson University (WPU) in Wayne, New Jersey. She was the coordinator of the DNP program at WPU (2011–2016) prior to becoming a Fulbright Scholar Specialist in mental health. She has been recognized by multiple organizations for innovative teaching methods in research and was awarded the National Excellence in Research Award (2018) by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
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