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Where does nursing knowledge come from and how does it develop? How do we incorporate nursing knowledge into the practice of nursing? Is it possible for nursing theory to meet the needs of clinical practice? This book answers these key questions in the field of nursing theory.
Presents insights from nurses, nurse managers and leaders, support staff, and patients about how it feels to practice or receive care. It exposes the failures and successes of nurse leadership/management and practice, and encourages nurse managers to make an effort to return leadership and management from a 'systems' to a 'patient-centered' ......
With the goal of advancing quality health care, this innovative text moves beyond the often insular world of nurse leadership values to offer the perspectives of leaders in other health care disciplines that interface with nurses. These professionals describe and analyze their interactions with nurse leaders regarding their role in quality health ......
Evidence-Based Integrated Care across the Lifespan
Designed as a textbook and reference for nurses and nursing students, this provides a wealth of evidence-based information about the special treatment needs of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The book considers ASD patients across the lifespan and in multiple practice settings. Case studies illustrate scenarios with ASD patients ......
Turning Evidence-based Research into Health Policy
Describes key issues related to the dwindling nurse supply, most of the causes of which are well known, and outlines research and strategies to enhance the recruitment, education, and retention of the nursing workforce. This book emphasizes the role of doctoral prepared nurses in health care policy development.
Fosters fundamental skills needed to critically evaluate evidence from published research studies. This is the first resource to provide APRN students and practicing clinicians with a step-by-step guide to critically analyse evidence from research studies. Equipped with these skills, nurses will lead an informed practice and improve patient care.
A unique "how-to" guide to conducting research using case studies. Focusing on leading and newer methodologies, the text describes the philosophical basis and state of the art for using this qualitative method. The peer-reviewed designs are accompanied by an in-depth research plan, a discussion of appropriate methods, and ethical considerations.
This is a concise, step-by-step guide to conducting qualitative nursing research using various forms of data analysis. It is part of a unique series of books devoted to seven different qualitative designs and methods in nursing, written for novice researchers and specialists seeking to develop or expand their competency. This practical resource ......
Ethnography is a qualitative research design that focuses on the study of cultural phenomena. In this edition, experienced ethnography researchers review the rationale behind choosing ethnography as a research tool, and describe its key features. They provide directives on how to solve practical problems related to ethnography research with the ......
