A Practical Guide to Meta-Analysis and Meta-Synthesis
Meta-study is an exciting new opportunity for the analysis and synthesis of qualitative research findings. Over the last two decades, a wide range of methods and approaches originating from the social and health sciences have provided a wealth of new knowledge sources from which to develop theory. This book provides step-by-step directions for how ......
The Nature of Evidence in Qualitative Inquiry breaks new ground by providing urgently needed standards for qualitative inquiry and tackling the significant issues of what constitutes qualitative evidence. The contributors address, in particular, the place of qualitative evidence in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care. They begin ......
Written by noted nurse historians and educators, this book presents nursing history in the context of problems and issues that persist in modern times. It traces issues, such as professional autonomy, working conditions, relationships with other health professionals, appropriate knowledge for education and licensure, gender, class, and race.
This volume provides an in-depth global study of nursing as a profession. The contributors discuss projected patterns about nursing now and in the future and present their views on how the profession should go forward. This volume contains 78 original chapters by 105 contributing authors, many of whom are elected Fellows of the American Academy of ......
Aims to encourage nurses to become involved in the political process - by running for office, seeking appointments, or becoming active on some level in local government. This title helps nurses realize their leadership potential.
Official Journal of the American Association for the History of Nursing
Nursing History Review, an annual peer-reviewed publication of the American Association for the History of Nursing, is a showcase for the most significant current research on nursing history. Regular sections include scholarly articles, over a dozen book reviews of the best publications on nursing and health care history that have appeared in the ......
A practical introduction to the process of clinical supervision. Stephen Power follows the course of the supervision process, emphasizing its purpose and value and suggesting ways to avoid potential pitfalls. A number of theories and models are discussed with reference to each stage of supervision. Each stage is illustrated with a mixture of ......
Drawing on real life experiences, this practical guide identifies the common ground of women who have moved through the difficulties of illness to satisfactory outcomes.'
