Usher, Kim, and Mills, Jane (2015) Introduction to nursing and midwifery research. In: Borbasi , Sally, and Jackson, Debra, (eds.) Navigating the Maze of Research: enhancing nursing and midwifery practice. Elsevier, Sydney, NSW, Australia, pp. 3-29.

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Abstract

Written for the undergraduate nursing and midwifery student, the fourth edition of Navigating the Maze of Research: Enhancing Nursing and Midwifery Practice introduces the research process and provides insight into both how and why research is conducted.

For this fourth edition, authors Sally Borbasi and Debrah Jackson highlight the connection between research, critical evaluation of findings and the use of these findings to inform and improve clinical practice.

Borbasi and Jackson's Navigating the Maze of Research is divided into three sections guiding the beginner to confidently engage in the research process and arrive at considered, informed clinical practice.

Section 1: Defines key concepts and the research process while highlighting considerations such as ethics and traditional and non-traditional information sources.

Section 2: Introduces the vocabulary of research and fundamentals of research design types - quantitative, qualitative and mixed method. New to this section is the important paradigm of Indigenous perspectives.

Section 3: Provides steps for appraising research and translating knowledge into practice.

Key Features

•A new focus on Knowledge Translation - how to read, appraise and use research findings in practice

•Case studies linking research to practice

•Nursing student quotes about research

•Hints and Tips Boxes: useful tips and notes to help you navigate research

•Student Challenges throughout the text provide opportunities to apply learning to practice

•Fully revised evolve online resources, including Powerpoints, self-assessment quizes and additional student challenges

New to this Edition

•NEW chapter: Indigenous Insights into Nursing and Midwifery Research •NEW chapter: Navigating Nursing and Midwifery Research Ethics •NEW chapter: Knowledge Translation of Research Findings: Challenges and

Strategies

•A significantly expanded glossary to encompass the widening scope of nursing research.

Item ID:	42797
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Later Edition)
ISBN:	978-0-7295-4213-5
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2016 02:35
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