Fast Facts to Loving Your Research Project: A Stress-free Guide for Novice Researchers in Nursing and Healthcare [Paperback]

While often greeted with trepidation, the importance of a research projecthow it is conducted and its significance to practiceis an essential aspect of nursing and other healthcare arenas. This innovative resource is a user-friendly introduction to evidence-based practice and other types of research-based initiatives that improve patient outcomes. Using a method formed through years of teaching experience, Brenda Marshall translates the difficult and sometimes confusing language of research into everyday vocabulary, linking complicated concepts with easily understood scenarios.

Written in quick-access Fast Facts style, this book presents knowledge in a consistent, step-by-step format characterized by bite-sized information. Each chapter opens with learning objectives that unfold into new concepts, followed by everyday life examples. Fast Facts boxes, systematized tables, and new vocabulary reinforce learning and highlight key concepts. This application-based approach helps students question their preconceived notions about research and then engage in it with newfound confidence.

Key Features:
• Translates complex research concepts into straightforward language
• Demonstrates clear, step-by-step methods that facilitate successful attainment of research goals
• Helps students to construct an argument, build a theory, and critically explore a belief
• Promotes self-sufficiency in lifelong learning and achievement
• Written by an instructor whose classes have propelled many successful research careers

Contributors

Preface

Part I DEFINE, CLARIFY, SEARCH, PREPARE

1. Introduction to Research

2. Finding the BIG PROBLEM

3. From Hypothesis to Aim/Purpose

4. Why We Review the Literature

5. The Theoretical Framework

6. Research Design

Tom Heinzen

Part II STARTING THE ACTUAL PROJECT

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