Making Sense of Research in Nursing, Health and Social Care

Abstract

The Role of Research in the Health and Social Care Professions The Nature of Knowledge in Health and Social Care Overview of the Research Process Ethical Issues Searching and Reviewing the Literature Approaches to and Design of Research in Health and Social Care Research Problems, Aims, Questions and Hypotheses Sampling Understanding Data Collection Techniques Making Sense of Data Analysis Critical Appraisal of Health and Social Care Research Disseminating and Implementing Research Appendix 1. Literature searching Appendix 2. Three stages in critical appraisal Appendix 3. Critical appraisal framework

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