Resources for Nursing Research 4/e

Stephen Gough BA, PGDip, FHEA is Liaison Librarian for Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Health. His main role is the teaching of Information Literacy, specializing in evidence based practice and research. Lucy Land qualified as a nurse in 1980 and worked in haematology, caring for patients with leukaemia, sickle cell anaemia and other blood disorders. Eventually specialising in haemophilia, Lucy was one of the first clinical nurse specialists, supporting a regional outpatient and home treatment service. Following this successful career in practice, she became a clinical nurse teacher and later qualified as a registered nurse tutor. After moving into Birmingham City University, Lucy continued to teach and to undertake funded research projects which focussed on patient experience and completing several studies on this subject. In addition to a substantial history of journal publications, Lucy was co-author of an earlier Sage publication - Resources for Nursing Research: An Annotated Bibliography. Now retired from her role as professor of nursing, and Director of the Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (C-SHaRR) Lucy maintains a keen interest patient care and works in the voluntary sector to promote patient advocacy and inclusion.

PART ONE: SOURCES OF LITERATURE Literature Searching and Libraries PART TWO: METHODS OF INQUIRY An Introduction to Research Conceptualizing Nursing Research Designing Nusring Research Experimental/Quantiative Designs Experimental Designs Non-Experimental/Qualitative Designs Non-Experimental Designs Measurement Sources of Instruments Data Collection Methods of Data Collection Data Analysis, Interpretation and Presentation Communicating Nursing Research PART THREE: THE BACKGROUND TO RESEARCH IN NURSING Development of Nursing Research A Profession's Responsibility The Role of Government Funding for Research Research Centres/Institutes Professional Groups/Organizations Research Roles and Careers Research Education Research Priorities Research Reviews International Nursing Research

'The 4th edition of this extensive text is an outstanding resource prepared by nurses (and a librarian) for nurses. In a structured and helpful style it presents thousands of items from the literature - published papers, reports, books and electronic resources - as a clear, accessible, and most of all useful collection. The efforts to signpost and lead the reader to the sought-for information are effective and well-conceived, and the "How to use this book" section is remarkably simple...the book should be found in every nursing and health library, every research institute and centre, and close to many career researchers' desks' - RCN Research "The Fourth Edition of this reputable work continues the thoroughness and scholarly rigor of previous editions. Clamp, Land, and Gough cover all aspects of nursing research under 25 separate and defined areas, including topics such as libraries and literature searching, the design of nursing research, experimental and nonexperimental designs, sources for instruments, data analysis, communicating nursing research, and research funding priorities. . . . Highly recommended." -- K. Bradley * CHOICE *