Research Methods for Nurses and Midwives

The complete companion to nursing and midwifery research.

For anyone encountering evidence-based practice for the first time or refreshing their knowledge, this book takes readers through each step of the research process at a steady pace. Get confident consuming and conducting research – and see how it challenges and changes clinical practice.

New co-authors Kirsty Barclay and Sara Zarasvand have updated the original text by Merryl Harvey and Lucy Land to:

• Continue drawing on examples from midwifery and all four fields of nursing, including mental health nursing and child nursing, to bring research to life.
• Cover new and updated NMC professional education standards and map all relevant policy and law.
• Equip readers with the skills to do ethical research and consider issues around equity, diversity and inclusion.

This book is the ideal research methods guidebook for pre- and post-registration nurses and midwives.