Nursing research and theory Books

A collection of realistic fictional scenarios exploring how nurses might work with clinical dilemmas, weigh up options and make good decisions.

This book introduces the core knowledge and skills for comprehensive risk assessment and management in healthcare settings. It emphasises that patient safety requires a holistic and inclusive approach to maximise patient wellbeing in a diverse population...

This handbook takes inspiration from the groundwork set by Rom Harré and collaborators such as Bronwyn Davies, Fathali Moghaddam, Luk Van Langenhove, and others the book explores the emergence, historical context, and disciplinary applications of...

Digital libraries collect, manage, and preserve electronic expressions of knowledge on any subject and in any type or format. Consequently, the creation of a digital library presupposes the respect of the legal norms which govern the pre-existing...

If we know what to do, then why aren't we doing it? Implementation of evidence-based practice can be a formidable challenge. This guide contains a concise, step-by-step process that incorporates aspects of performance improvement practices into...

Das Buch ""Rechenkunst f�����r Sehende und Blinde"" von Christian Niese aus dem Jahr 1773 ist ein Lehrbuch der Mathematik, das sich sowohl an sehende als auch an blinde Leser richtet. Es umfasst eine Einf�����hrung in die Grundlagen der Arithmetik,...

Despite a long history in quantitative research, it is only recently that enthusiasm for secondary analysis of qualitative data has gained momentum across health and social science disciplines. Given that researchers have long known the inordinate amount...

Despite its 'gold-standard' status, the EBP movement is faltering because, while much effort has gone into developing an idealised model of the way clinicians ought to use best evidence, there is less understanding of why they often don't. This book...

Drawing on the knowledge and experiences of world-renowned scientists and healthcare professionals, this important book brings together academic, medical and health systems accounts of the impact of applying qualitative research methods to transform...

Whilst the 'health sciences' are a broad and diverse area, and includes public health, primary care, health psychology, psychiatry and epidemiology, the research methods and data analysis skills required to analyse them are very similar. Moreover, the...

Research shows that racism affects the working lives of nurses an nurse academics, as well as healthcare service delivery and outcomes. This book looks at the impact of racism, from experiences of microaggression to discrimination and structural and...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Pflegewissenschaft - Sonstiges, Note: 2,7, Fachhochschule Bielefeld, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In Deutschland existieren heute etwa 50 Pflegestudiengänge. Doch was bedeutet überhaupt „Pflegewissenschaft"?...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Erwachsenenbildung, Note: 1,3, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (DISC), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit befasst sich anhand eines Praxisbeispiels mit dem...

Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Medicine - Hospital Environment, Clinical Medicine, grade: 81.2%, Islamic University of Gaza, language: English, abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the level of satisfaction with nursing care...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Pflegewissenschaft - Sonstiges, Note: 1,3, DIPLOMA Fachhochschule Nordhessen; Zentrale (König-Leiser), Veranstaltung: BMF 10/17, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Hausarbeit wurde als...

Partiality and Justice in Nursing Care examines the conflicting normative claims of partiality and impartiality in nursing care, looking in depth at how to reconcile reasonable concerns for one particular patient with equally important concerns for the...

Trivium Test Prep's ATI TEAS® 7th Edition 2024-2025 Study Guide includes everything you need to pass the ATI TEAS the first time.Quick review of the concepts covered on the ATI TEAS Exam4 full practice tests with detailed answer explanationsAccess to...

Participatory research is well-established as an approach involving people with a direct interest in, or experience of, the issue being studied in carrying out research. However, it raises unique and challenging ethical issues. Traditional concerns with...

This important text draws on decades of research, arguing that modern nursing germinated and grew an ethics from its own native soil, that is a rich, fulsome and philosophically informed; grounded in the tradition, and practice of nursing.

Nursing Theory, Postmodernism, Post-structuralism, and Foucault critiques mainstream American nursing theory and its use of post-structural theory, comparing and contrasting how postmodern and post-structural ideas have been used fruitfully in nursing...

There is a growing interest in, and acceptance of, qualitative research approaches in the health science disciplines, both as standalone methodologies and integrated with quantitative designs in mixed methods approaches. This comprehensive text provides...

This book explores how, why, and when hermeneutic phenomenology can be used as methodology in health and social research.

Concept analysis is an established genre of inquiry in nursing, introduced in the 1970s. Currently, over 100 concept studies are published annually, yet the methods used within this field have rarely been questioned. In Concept Analysis in Nursing: A New...

This book presents a unique approach to teaching the principles of health research using practical case studies with which nurses and midwives can engage to gain the skills to read and understand reports, evaluate the quality of research, synthesise...

This book proposes an innovative new model for transforming racial and cultural lines in health and social care through communication processes, and introduces listening partnerships as a cost-effective, sustainable intervention to improve communication...

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The Higher Aspect of Nursing is a book written by Gertrude Harding and published in 1919. This book is an exploration of the spiritual and emotional aspects of nursing, and the role of the nurse in providing holistic care to patients. Harding argues that...

Are you struggling to write a literature review for your project but are lost in the enormous information and guidelines? Are you stuck in the process of conducting a literature review? Introducing "Literature Review Simplified: A Practical Guide for...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of research methods in the behavioral sciences, focusing primarily on the conceptual issues inherent in conducting research. It covers topics that are often omitted from other texts, including measurement...

Despite sustained debate and progress the evolving thing that is evidence based nursing or practice (EBP) continues to dangle a variety of conceptual and practical loose threads. Moreover, when we think about what is being asked of students and...

The new ATI TEAS exam will be released in early June 2022. Make sure you're ready for the new edition with our new ATI TEAS Test Study Guide 2022-2023: TEAS 7 Exam Prep with Practice Questions for the Test of Essential Academic Skills Version...

As nurses, we hear about mindfulness all the time, but what does that actually mean in practice? In this book readers are invited into conversation to explore how mindfulness influences palliative care nurses' approaches to caring for themselves and...

Principles and Methods of Transformative Action Research delves into both general principles and specific methods for basic steps in the action research process-asking questions, gathering and analyzing data, communicating findings, and pursuing action...

Increasingly, stress as a concept is being used as an explanation of a wide variety of negative phenomena which are experienced by all people, but which include nurses in particular and their patients. Nursing has been...

The editors' intention in the production of this book was to provide a realistic picture of the present state of nursing. This has been presented from a number of different but inter-linked perspectives. The decades since the...

The PhD Thesis of Dr Hazel Mary Cope MAVA Hons. (First Class), R.N. Certified Midwife, Diploma in Tropical Disease Nursing, Cert. Cardio Thoracic Nursing, in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Visual Art, Queensland College...

Introducing our PAX RN and PN Study Guide 2022-2023: Updated with 300+ Practice Test Questions and Answer Explanations for NLN Pre Entrance Exam for Registered and Practical Nurses! Ascencia Test Prep's PAX RN and PN Study Guide 2022-2023 includes...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Pflegewissenschaft - Pflegemanagement, Note: 1,3, Katholische Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen, Veranstaltung: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten und Forschen in der Pflege (F1M2), Sprache: Deutsch,...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Pflegewissenschaft - Sonstiges, Note: 1.0, Katholische Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen (Abteilung: Köln), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit dem Artikel "Pflegekräfte...

This straightforward guide to evidence-based practice helps you to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to challenge practice that is not underpinned by research and to increase your understanding of the processes involved in accessing, appraising,...

This work explores the interplay of complexity and values in nurse education from a variety of vantages. Contributors, who come from a range of international and disciplinary backgrounds, critically engage important and problematic topics that are...

This innovative volume introduces Twinley's concept of 'The Dark Side of Occupation'. Focused on less explored and under-addressed occupations, it is an idea which challenges traditional assumptions around the positive, beneficial, health-promoting...