Action research in nursing and healthcare

By:

Williamson, Graham R

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Publication details: Los Angeles, Calif. SAGE 2012Description: 247 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. (pbk)ISBN:

1849200025
9781849200028 (pbk.)
9781849200011 (hbk.)
1849200017 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

Contents:

What is action research? -- Foundations of action research -- Discussion, debate and controversy surrounding action research -- Why choose action research? -- Action research, nursing and healthcare -- Clinical action research to advance patient care -- Conducting action research in clinical practice -- Developing one's own professional practice -- Collaborative working in clinical settings -- Ethical considerations -- Disseminating and evaluating clinical action research projects -- Writing clinical action research studies -- Presenting clinical action research studies to mixed audiences -- Evaluating the quality of action research projects -- Conclusions: looking to the future.

Summary: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: Action Research is becoming more popular in nursing and healthcare. It is used by practitioners who want to better understand and improve the quality of their work, and by students who need to do a research project for their course. An Action Research approach enables evidence-based care and links research directly to practice, making it the ideal method for a researcher in these fields. This book introduces readers to Action Research by presenting its key concepts and backing these up with practical examples throughout, often drawn from the authors' own extensive experience.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves	WY 20.5 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		14382
Book	Queen's Hospital Jackie Blanks Library Shelves	WY 20.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T08489

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Action Research is becoming more popular in nursing and healthcare. It is used by practitioners who want to better understand and improve the quality of their work, and by students who need to do a research project for their course. An Action Research approach enables evidence-based care and links research directly to practice, making it the ideal method for a researcher in these fields. This book introduces readers to Action Research by presenting its key concepts and backing these up with practical examples throughout, often drawn from the authors' own extensive experience.

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