Machine generated contents note: Section 1: Setting the scene.
1.Research and development in nursing.
2.The research process
3.Research ethics.
4.User involvement in research.
5.Inclusive research.
Section 2: Preparing the ground.
6.Finding the evidence.
7.Critical appraisal of the literature.
8.Preparing a research proposal.
9.Planning and managing a research project.
10.Gaining access to the research site.
Section 3:Choosing the right approach.
11.The quantitative - qualitative continuum.
12.Samples and sampling.
13.Grounded theory.
14.Ethnography
15.Phenomenology.
16.Narrative research.
17.Experimental research.
18.Surveys.
19.Delphi approach.
20. Case Study Research.
21.Evaluation research.
22.Action Research.
23.Practitioner research.
24.Systematic reviews.
25.Realist synthesis.
26.Historical research.
27.Mixed methods.
Section 4: Collecting data.
28.Interviews.
29.Focus groups.
30.Questionnaires.
31.Observation.
32.Other qualitative methods.
33.Outcome measures.
Section 5: Making sense of data.
34.Qualitative analysis.
35.Descriptive analysis quantitative data.
36.Examining relationships quantitative research.
Section 6: Putting research into practice.
37.Communicating and disseminating research.
38.Evidence-based practice.
39.Using research in clinical practice.
40.Future directions for nursing research.