Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors xiii Introduction to the 7th Edition xvii About the Companion Website xx Section 1 Setting the Scene Chapter 1 Research and Development in Nursing 3 Kate Gerrish Chapter 2 The Research Process 15 Anne Lacey Chapter 3 Research Ethics 31 Martin Johnson and Tony Long Chapter 4 User Involvement in Research 43 Janey Speers and Judith Lathlean Chapter 5 Research for a Multiethnic Society 57 Sarah Salway and George T.H. Ellison Chapter 6 Digital Technologies in Research 71 Susie Macfarlane and Tracey Bucknall Section 2 Preparing the Ground Chapter 7 Finding the Evidence 89 Claire Beecroft, Andrew Booth and Angie Rees Chapter 8 Critical Appraisal of the Evidence 105 Angie Rees, Claire Beecroft and Andrew Booth Chapter 9 Preparing a Research Proposal 119 Julie Taylor Chapter 10 Planning and Managing a Research Project 131 Carol A. Haigh Chapter 11 Gaining Access to the Research Site 143 Leslie Gelling Section 3 Choosing the Right Approach Chapter 12 The Quantitative-Qualitative Continuum 159 Annie Topping Chapter 13 Sampling 173 Katherine Hunt and Judith Lathlean Chapter 14 Grounded Theory 185 Immy Holloway and Kathleen T. Galvin Chapter 15 Ethnography 199 Immy Holloway and Kathleen T. Galvin Chapter 16 Phenomenological Research 211 Kathleen T. Galvin and Immy Holloway Chapter 17 Narrative Research 225 Dawn Freshwater and Immy Holloway Chapter 18 Experimental Research 237 Andrea E. Nelson, Jo Dumville and David Torgerson Chapter 19 Surveys 255 Felicity Hasson, Hugh McKenna nad Sinead Keeney Chapter 20 The Delphi Technique 267 Sinead Keeney Chapter 21 Case Study Research 279 Charlotte Clarke, Jan Reed and Sarah E. Keyes Chapter 22 Evaluation Research 291 Judith Lathlean Chapter 23 Action Research 303 Julienne Meyer and Julie Cooper Chapter 24 Practitioner Research 319 Bridie Kent Chapter 25 Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses 333 Andrew Booth, Angie Rees and Claire Beecroft Chapter 26 Realist Synthesis 353 Jo Rycroft-Malone, Brendan McCormack, Kara DeCorby and Alison M. Hutchinson Chapter 27 Mixed Methods Research 371 Joanne Turnbull and Judith Lathlean Section 4 Collecting Data Chapter 28 Interviewing 387 Angela Tod Chapter 29 Focus Groups 401 Claire Goodman and Catherine Evans Chapter 30 Questionnaire Design 413 Martyn Jones and Janice Rattray Chapter 31 Observation 427 Jo Booth Chapter 32 Think Aloud Technique 441 Tracey Bucknall and Leanne M. Aitken Chapter 33 Outcome Measures 455 Peter Griffiths and Anne Marie Rafferty Section 5 Making Sense of Data Chapter 34 Qualitative Analysis 471 Judith Lathlean Chapter 35 Descriptive Analysis of Quantitative Data 489 Stephen J. Walters and Jenny Freeman Chapter 36 Examining Relationships in Quantitative Data 505 Jenny Freeman and Stephen J. Walters Section 6 Putting Research into Practice Chapter 37 Disseminating Research Findings 527 Kate Gerrish Chapter 38 Evidence-Based Practive 541 Kate Gerrish Chapter 39 Translating Research Findings into Practice 555 Kate Gerrish Chapter 40 Future Trends in Nursing Research 571 Kate Gerrish and Judith Lathlean Glossary 583 Index 591

Comprehensive and thorough in scope, The Research Process in Nursing 7th edition provides everything you could want to know about research methods.