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Basic steps in planning nursing research : from question to proposal.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sudbury, Mass. ; London : Jones and Bartlett, c2011.Edition: 7th ed. / Marilynn J. Wood, Janet C. Ross-KerrDescription: viii, 511 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780763771799 (pbk.) :
  • 9780763771799 (Paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.73072 WOO
LOC classification:
  • RT81.5 .W647 2011
Contents:
1. How to write a researchable question:- Research topics--What is a Researchable question?-- Asking Research Questions--Examining Components of a Research question--Be interested in your idea--Bibliography -- 2. From question to problem:-Finding the level of knowledge about a topic--How to search the literature on your topic--Level of theory and level of question--Develo-ping the research problem from the literature review--Beginning with an observation--Bibliography--3. The Full and Final Research Problem:- Elements of a research problem--The Psychology of argument--Strongest argument last--Substantiate what you say--Bibliography --4. Critical review of the literature:- Content of a critique--What to critique--How to do a critique--Guidelines for critique of published research--Where does the critique belong?--Bibliography--5. Stating the purpose of the study :- Level 1: The purpose written as a declarative statement--Level 11: The purpose written as a question--Level 111: The purpose written as a hypothesis--Examining the components of a Hypothesis--The significance of the statement of purpose--Stating the purpose of the study: A summary--Bibliography--6. Defining your terms:- Types of variables--Defining the independent variable--How variables are measured--Terms that need definition--Writing operational definitions: a Review--Bibliography--7. The Research Design: Blueprint for Action:- Designing your study from the question--Characteristics of research designs--Issues of control--Descriptive designs--Experimental designs--Controlling unwanted influences--Level of study and degree of control--Bibliography -- 8. Selecting the sample:- Types of samples--Sample size--Level of study and sample selection--Bibliography--9. Selecting a method to answer the question:- Observation--Questionnaires and interviews--Available data--Physiological measures--Bibliography--10. Reliability and validity of measurement:-Errors in data collection procedures--Validity--Reliability--Reliability and validity issues in field research using Participant Observation--Reliability and validity in the research plan--Self-test--Bibliography--11. Ethics in Nursing Research:- Problems involving ethics--Informed consent--Balancing Potential Benefit against actual cost--Maintaining anonymity and confidentiality--Federal Guidelines on the submission of proposals for review--Ethical principles underlying protection of human subjects--Bibliography-- 12. Planning for analysis of data:-Descriptive analysis--Inferential analysis--Choosing a statistical test: What does your Hypothesis ask?--The answer is in the question--Bibliography-- 13. Writing the research proposal:- The introduction section: Research problem--Form of the final research problem--Statement of the purpose of the study--Definition of terms--The research design--The sample--Methods and instruments--Reliability and validity--Data analysis--Ethics--In Summary--Variations in the proposed format--The finished proposal--Bibliography.
Summary: As an introduction to the research process, this text focuses on the development of an effective research plan, and guides readers through all stages of the process. The text presents the research steps in a logical manner, shows how to organise the information, and how to clearly communicate ideas and plans.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 610.73072 WOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00213412

Previous ed.: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. How to write a researchable question:- Research topics--What is a Researchable question?-- Asking Research Questions--Examining Components of a Research question--Be interested in your idea--Bibliography -- 2. From question to problem:-Finding the level of knowledge about a topic--How to search the literature on your topic--Level of theory and level of question--Develo-ping the research problem from the literature review--Beginning with an observation--Bibliography--3. The Full and Final Research Problem:- Elements of a research problem--The Psychology of argument--Strongest argument last--Substantiate what you say--Bibliography --4. Critical review of the literature:- Content of a critique--What to critique--How to do a critique--Guidelines for critique of published research--Where does the critique belong?--Bibliography--5. Stating the purpose of the study :- Level 1: The purpose written as a declarative statement--Level 11: The purpose written as a question--Level 111: The purpose written as a hypothesis--Examining the components of a Hypothesis--The significance of the statement of purpose--Stating the purpose of the study: A summary--Bibliography--6. Defining your terms:- Types of variables--Defining the independent variable--How variables are measured--Terms that need definition--Writing operational definitions: a Review--Bibliography--7. The Research Design: Blueprint for Action:- Designing your study from the question--Characteristics of research designs--Issues of control--Descriptive designs--Experimental designs--Controlling unwanted influences--Level of study and degree of control--Bibliography -- 8. Selecting the sample:- Types of samples--Sample size--Level of study and sample selection--Bibliography--9. Selecting a method to answer the question:- Observation--Questionnaires and interviews--Available data--Physiological measures--Bibliography--10. Reliability and validity of measurement:-Errors in data collection procedures--Validity--Reliability--Reliability and validity issues in field research using Participant Observation--Reliability and validity in the research plan--Self-test--Bibliography--11. Ethics in Nursing Research:- Problems involving ethics--Informed consent--Balancing Potential Benefit against actual cost--Maintaining anonymity and confidentiality--Federal Guidelines on the submission of proposals for review--Ethical principles underlying protection of human subjects--Bibliography-- 12. Planning for analysis of data:-Descriptive analysis--Inferential analysis--Choosing a statistical test: What does your Hypothesis ask?--The answer is in the question--Bibliography-- 13. Writing the research proposal:- The introduction section: Research problem--Form of the final research problem--Statement of the purpose of the study--Definition of terms--The research design--The sample--Methods and instruments--Reliability and validity--Data analysis--Ethics--In Summary--Variations in the proposed format--The finished proposal--Bibliography.

As an introduction to the research process, this text focuses on the development of an effective research plan, and guides readers through all stages of the process. The text presents the research steps in a logical manner, shows how to organise the information, and how to clearly communicate ideas and plans.

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