Improving Health through Nursing Research

✍ Scribed by William L. Holzemer

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 272
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Improving Health through Nursing Research is a practical guide to research and research utilisation in nursing. The book draws upon international expertise in nursing research, reflecting the worldwide demand for evidence-based practice.  Part one offers a global perspective on health and nursing and addresses the development of nursing knowledge and nursing theory. Part two investigates the underlying need for nursing research, focusing on improving patient care, enhancing care delivery and developing the profession of nursing. Parts three and four provide an overview of quantitative and qualitative research methods, their selection, use and interpretation . The last three parts of the book address key issues in research ethics and provide practical guidance as to how to prepare a research proposal, undertake research, present and publish findings, and translate research into practice. Improving Health through Nursing Research ;

• Is a practical, accessible guide for nurse researchers and nurses with an interest in research
• Draws upon international expertise in nursing research
• Explores research within the international context
• Explores issues at local, national and regional level
• Provides guidelines for developing research
• Includes global examples

This publication in partnership with the International Council of Nurses is the essential resource for nurses seeking to understand research and research utilisation.

✦ Table of Contents

Improving Health through Nursing Research......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
List of Contributors......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Preface......Page 13
Part 1 Nursing science and global health......Page 15
Global priorities for health......Page 17
Health systems and the health care workforce......Page 21
International organizations and development aid......Page 22
Conclusions......Page 27
Notes......Page 28
Knowledge development in science......Page 30
Modern philosophy and its influence on science......Page 33
Twentieth century philosophy of science......Page 36
Postmodern philosophy’s influence on nursing science......Page 37
Conclusions......Page 38
References......Page 39
Types of theory......Page 40
Components of theory......Page 42
Nursing definitions and theory......Page 43
References......Page 44
Part 2 Nursing research: making a difference in people’s lives......Page 47
Nursing research and clinical practice......Page 49
Symptom management......Page 50
Disease prevention......Page 52
Pain management......Page 53
References......Page 54
The nurse supply......Page 57
Determining the right provider mix......Page 60
Cost-effectiveness......Page 61
Care quality and safety......Page 62
Conclusions......Page 63
References......Page 64
Introduction......Page 66
From early industrialization to market domination......Page 67
Building the nursing profession......Page 69
Autonomy through knowledge, self-regulation, and affiliation......Page 71
Building the profession globally......Page 76
A new nursing globalism......Page 79
References......Page 80
Identifying problems for research......Page 83
Sources of problems......Page 84
Conducting a literature review......Page 86
Notes......Page 89
References......Page 90
Part 3 Quantitative research......Page 91
Variables......Page 93
Principles of causality......Page 94
Co-variates: confounding or modifying?......Page 95
Research designs......Page 96
References......Page 99
Types of sampling......Page 101
Estimating sample size......Page 103
Random selection of subjects......Page 105
References......Page 106
Selecting or developing an instrument......Page 107
Standardized instruments......Page 108
Instrument translation......Page 110
Assessing available tools......Page 112
References......Page 113
Randomized controlled trials......Page 114
Other research designs......Page 116
Threats to design validity......Page 119
Summary......Page 120
References......Page 121
Substruction......Page 122
A substruction example......Page 125
Substruction limitations......Page 127
Outcomes Model for Health Care Research......Page 128
Conclusions......Page 130
References......Page 131
Developing and storing data......Page 133
Cleaning data to ascertain accuracy......Page 134
Instrument scoring......Page 135
Longitudinal intervention studies......Page 136
Preliminary data analysis......Page 137
Conclusions......Page 138
Resources......Page 139
Part 4 Qualitative research......Page 141
Introduction......Page 143
Research questions......Page 144
Strategies......Page 146
Textual analyses......Page 152
Summary......Page 153
References......Page 154
Introduction......Page 156
Underlying paradigms......Page 157
Interpretive methods and procedures......Page 159
Data analysis......Page 163
Rigor and integrity......Page 166
References......Page 167
Introduction......Page 171
Collection, transcription, and management......Page 172
Preparing data for analysis......Page 173
Manual versus digital analysis techniques......Page 175
References......Page 178
Part 5 Research ethics......Page 179
Ethics in nursing research and practice......Page 181
Scientific integrity......Page 182
Responsible conduct of research......Page 184
Notes......Page 192
References......Page 193
Part 6 Research support......Page 195
Introduction......Page 197
Writing the proposal......Page 198
Components of a proposal......Page 199
Evaluation criteria......Page 204
Finishing touches......Page 205
References......Page 206
Introduction......Page 207
Planning......Page 208
The primary investigator’s role......Page 209
Assembling and managing a team......Page 211
Data ownership......Page 212
Informed consent......Page 213
Challenges in nursing research......Page 214
Summary......Page 215
Further reading......Page 216
Audiences for research findings......Page 217
Forms of presentation......Page 218
Note......Page 225
References......Page 226
Resource centers for nursing research......Page 227
Conclusions......Page 233
References......Page 234
Part 7 Translating research to practice......Page 237
Infrastructure for evidence-based practice......Page 239
Sample infrastructure uses in nursing......Page 244
References......Page 247
Introduction......Page 252
Systematic literature reviews......Page 253
Practice-based evidence......Page 255
Evidence-based, shared decision-making between

caregivers and patients......Page 256
Evidence-based symptom management......Page 258
Conclusions......Page 259
References......Page 260
Index......Page 264