ISBN:
9780702080050
Copyright:
2023
Publication Date:
09-16-2022
Page Count:
222
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$32.99
Introduction to Research for Midwives - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition
by Rowena Doughty and Diane Ménage
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780702080050
Copyright:
2023
Publication Date:
09-16-2022
Page Count:
222
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$32.99
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With an increasing expectation that all health professionals, including midwives, will base their practice on evidence, this popular book demystifies the world of research for midwives in the UK.
Introduction to Research for Midwives is a highly regarded resource that helps the reader develop their research skills and guides them toward using evidence effectively in their clinical work. Written clearly and simply, it covers research methods and processes, critical evaluation of research, and application of research to practice.
This book is suitable for both students and practising midwives, whether they are producers or end-users of research, or simply need to understand how to critique research articles and produce literature reviews.
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- Simple language, clear writing and structure – can be dipped into or read from cover to cover
- Extensive guidelines on critiquing research articles and producing successful literature reviews
- Student friendly – includes tips for producing successful assignments
- New chapter on ‘How to Write an Undergraduate Dissertation’
- ‘Conducting Research’ and ‘Critiquing Research’ sections in each chapter – suitable for midwives using research in different ways
- Reflection prompts to encourage readers to engage with the narrative
- Reader activities to enhance learning and understanding
- Comprehensive and fully updated throughout
- Glossary to provide clear explanations of research jargon
- Linked to the NMC Standards and Proficiencies for Midwives, and can support professional revalidation
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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 and questionnaires
10. Interviews
11. Observation
12. Experiments
13. Statistics in research
14. Sampling methods
15. Writing an undergraduate dissertation
16. The challenge for the future -
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