Research for Evidence-based Practice (Vital Notes for Nurses)

Vital Notes for Nurses: Research for Evidence-based Practice provides a concise, accessible introduction to research and evidence based practice for pre-registration students and newly qualified nurses. It places research and evidence in the context of clinical practice, introduces the main methodological approaches in qualitative and quantitative research and describes the processes of research appraisal, dissemination and implementation.

Vital Notes for Nurses: Research for Evidence-based Practice engages students with the research and evidence agenda, demonstrates the relevance of research and evidence to nursing practice, and provides them with the skills needed to explore these areas in greater detail. Each chapter stands alone but contains links to other chapters, together with further reading for students wanting to pursue methods in more detail.

Robert Newell is Professor of Nursing Research, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford. He is also Series Editor for the Routledge Essentials in Nursing series, and Founding Editor of the journal Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing (Churchill Livingstone).