Resources for Nursing Research

Stephen Gough BA, PGDip, FHEA is Liaison Librarian for Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Health. His main role is the teaching of Information Literacy, specializing in evidence based practice and research. Lucy Land qualified as a nurse in 1980 and worked in haematology, caring for patients with leukaemia, sickle cell anaemia and other blood disorders. Eventually specialising in haemophilia, Lucy was one of the first clinical nurse specialists, supporting a regional outpatient and home treatment service.Following this successful career in practice, she became a clinical nurse teacher and later qualified as a registered nurse tutor. After moving into Birmingham City University, Lucy continued to teach and to undertake funded research projects which focussed on patient experience and completing several studies on this subject. In addition to a substantial history of journal publications, Lucy was co-author of an earlier Sage publication – Resources for Nursing Research: An Annotated Bibliography. After retiring from her role as professor of nursing and Director of the Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (C-SHaRR), Lucy maintained a keen interest patient care and worked in the voluntary sector to promote patient advocacy and inclusion.

′The 4th edition of this extensive text is an outstanding resource prepared by nurses (and a librarian) for nurses. In a structured and helpful style it presents thousands of items from the literature - published papers, reports, books and electronic resources - as a clear, accessible, and most of all useful collection. The efforts to signpost and lead the reader to the sought-for information are effective and well-conceived, and the "How to use this book" section is remarkably simple...the book should be found in every nursing and health library, every research institute and centre, and close to many career researchers′ desks′ - RCN Research

• PART ONE: SOURCES OF LITERATURELiterature Searching and LibrariesPART TWO: METHODS OF INQUIRYAn Introduction to ResearchConceptualizing Nursing ResearchDesigning Nusring ResearchExperimental/Quantiative DesignsExperimental DesignsNon-Experimental/Qualitative DesignsNon-Experimental DesignsMeasurementSources of InstrumentsData CollectionMethods of Data CollectionData Analysis, Interpretation and PresentationCommunicating Nursing ResearchPART THREE: THE BACKGROUND TO RESEARCH IN NURSINGDevelopment of Nursing ResearchA Profession′s ResponsibilityThe Role of GovernmentFunding for ResearchResearch Centres/InstitutesProfessional Groups/OrganizationsResearch Roles and CareersResearch EducationResearch PrioritiesResearch ReviewsInternational Nursing Research