The Reality of Nursing Research: Politics, Practices and Processes

by Allen; Davina

• ISBN13: 9780415346283
• ISBN10: 0415346282
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-07-25
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Summary

With illustrative case studies and practical advice for nurse researchers, this invaluable text looks at the real life dilemmas faced by nurse researchers at key stages of the research process from developing a research question through to disseminating the findings.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. x
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xiv
The reality of nursing research: historical and political context	p. 1
Where are we now?	p. 3
How did we get there?	p. 12
Expectations of research	p. 25
The research field	p. 35
The continuum of research engagement	p. 53
The reality of nursing research: tales from the field	p. 75
Selecting a topic	p. 77
Negotiating a proposal through gate-keeping committees	p. 88
Data generation	p. 105
Researching practice, service delivery and organization	p. 119
Researching your own clients/students	p. 132
Relationship with the data (analysis)	p. 148
Relationship with multidisciplinary research teams	p. 161
Disseminating your research findings	p. 175
Conclusion	p. 191
Index	p. 194
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