Colin Rees

The purpose of this book is to increase the knowledge and critical understanding of research to those working within midwifery in order to ensure evidence-based practice.

"To deliver safe and effective patient care student nurses need to find, critique, and use evidence in every day nursing decisions and academic work, Consequently they need a new textbook that goes further than simply explaining research methods. "Nursing Evidence based practice" has been developed as a one stop shop for research theory and evidence based practice skills for all aspects of the pre-registration nursing course - in both the classroom...

Covering a broad range of topics gathered under key sections, this book combines informative diagrams and images to provide memorable information for students on one page, and accessible, clearly written text on the facing page. It includes information on a range of quantitative and qualitative research methods, the process of gaining ethical permission, conducting research with special groups including children, and successfully conducting reviews...