This book provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics of nursing and healthcare research.

PART ONE: PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH IN HEALTH CAREEvidence-Based Practice and Research - Jo Rycroft-MaloneCreating a Research-Based Culture in Healthcare Practice - Joyce WilkinsonThe Research Journey - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead and Becky HallParadigms and Philosophies - Mike ThomasQualitative Research - Ann BryanQuantitative Research - Charlotte Eost-TellingMixed Methods Research - Dawn FreshwaterEvaluation Research - David CoyleService User-Led Research - Aidan WorsleySystematic Reviews - Alan PearsonLongitudinal Research - Elisabetta Ruspini Writing Research Bids - Neville J Ford with case study by Jean MannixPART TWO: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODSAction Research - Chris Whitney-CooperCase Study Research - Andy LovellEthnography - Annette McIntosh-Scott with case study by Jenni Templeman Ethnomethodology - Tom MasonFeminist Research - Elizabeth Mason-WhiteheadGrounded Theory - Maureen DeaconHermeneutics - Dean GarretHistorical Research - Pat StarkeyNarrative Research - David CoyleObservational Research - Sandra FlynnPhenomenology - David CoyleSymbolic Interactionsim - Robin James SmithVignette Research - Dave MercerVisual Research - Jan WoodhousePART THREE: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODSExperimental Design - Roger WatsonQuasi-Experimental Design - Vimal and Nikhil SharmaSurvey Research - Simon Alford Hypotheses - Stephen FallowsMeasurement Instruments - Andrew MitchellStatistics: Descriptive - Debbie RobertsonStatistics: Inferential - Mike Morris Questionnaire Construction - Liane HayesUse of Databases - Nicholas Syrotiuk PART FOUR: THE RESEARCH PROCESSLiterature Review - Helen Aveyard with case study by Julie DulsonResearch Design and Method - Annette McIntosh-Scott with case study by Vicky Ridgway Research Ethics - Martin JohnsonData Collection and Management - Mary SteenData Analysis - Elizabeth HarlowPresentation and Discussion of Results - Janice GidmanDissemination of Findings - Michael Hellenbach