cover image - Introduction to Research for Midwives - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780702061684
Copyright: 2011
Publication Date: 05-25-2012
Page Count: 264
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
List Price: $66.99

Introduction to Research for Midwives - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Colin Rees, BSc(Econ), MSc(Econ), PGCE(FE)

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Introduction to Research for Midwives - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780702061684
Copyright: 2011
Publication Date: 05-25-2012
Page Count: 264
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
List Price: $66.99
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Struggling to understand the language of research? Need to understand the basic principles and processes of research? Do you find it difficult to know how to apply research to clinical practice?

This third edition of Introduction to Research for Midwives is the answer! In simple language, it explains the world of research both for those who must use it as part of evidence-based practice and those undertaking research.

The content is particularly student-friendly and provides clear guidelines on critiquing research articles and producing successful reviews of the literature, with many tips on producing assignments that really work.

All midwives and other health professionals will find this book invaluable in applying research to their own practice.

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Introduction to Research for Midwives - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

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ISBN: 9780702080050
    • No prior knowledge of research needed
    • Written in a simple, practical style
    • Applied to the context of evidence-based practice
    • Comprehensive glossary of research terms
    • Quantitative and qualitative research approaches clarified and illustrated
    • Time-saving study skills highlighted
    • Key points summaries for quick revision
  • 1. Midwifery, research and evidence-based practice
    2. Key concepts in research
    3. The basic framework of research
    4. Qualitative research approaches
    5. Critiquing research articles
    6. Reviewing the literature
    7. The research question
    8. Ethics and research
    9. Surveys
    10. Interviews
    11. Observation
    12. Experiments
    13. Statistics in research
    14. Sampling methods
    15. The challenge of the future

  • Colin Rees, BSc(Econ), MSc(Econ), PGCE(FE), Lecturer, University of Wales College of Medicine, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff, Wales
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