Nursing research and theory Books

Book SynopsisThe perfect complement to Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 11th Edition, this knowledge-building Resource Manual strengthens students’ understanding of concepts from the textbook and enhances their ability to confidently appraise and critique research studies. With an emphasis on careful reading and critical appraisal of actual studies, systematic learning exercises reinforce the acquisition of basic research skills fundamental to designing and planning one’s own study. The Resource Manual appendices cover a range of nursing research endeavors, including critical appraisals of two research reports, two grant applications, and thirteen full research reports encompassing qualitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies, an instrument development study, and an evidence-based practice project report. The Resource Manual is accompanied by the invaluable online Toolkit, a must-have, timesaving innovation for students and seasoned researchers. Refined and easily adaptable research tools, available as editable Word files, address a broad range of research situations and can be customized to meet your specific needs. Crossword Puzzles provide an entertaining and challenging review of key terms and concepts. Study Questions encourage critical thinking and reinforce the most relevant content from each textbook chapter. Application Exercises hone students’ ability to read, comprehend and critique nursing studies most effectively. Full research reports in the robust appendices cover a wide range of endeavors. TheToolkit delivers fast online access to dozens of timesaving, adaptable resources that can be downloaded and customized to meet your specific needs.

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Book SynopsisGive students the knowledge and critical thinking capability to effectively select and apply theories. The premiere resource for nursing students completing major research or practice projects, Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research and Practice, 5th Edition provides expert advice on selecting the appropriate theory for a nursing research project and developing the critical thinking skills needed to critique theories. Each theory chapter details examples of the theory’s use in research and its application to clinical practice, as well as critical thinking exercises and a variety of essential tools for the nurse researcher. Authors Sandra J. Peterson and Timothy S. Bredow cover the most frequently cited middle range theories that can be applied to research and practice, organizing them into Physiological, Cognitive, Emotional, Social and Integrative categories that allow students to easily apply them to projects. Thoroughly updated and focused on helping students develop the project management skills essential to today’s nursing workforce, this Fifth Edition introduces a new chapter and helpful box feature that guides students through the planning, management and evaluation of projects. NEW! Project management chapter familiarizes students with the process and tools for successful project planning, management and evaluation. NEW! Project Management boxes demonstrate the effective application of theory to relevant research and practice projects. UPDATED! Using Middle Range Theories in Researchoutlines the research process and provides examples of the use of theory in published research. UPDATED! Using Middle Range Theories in Practice boxes help students apply theories to specific clinical scenarios. Using Middle Range Theories in Projects boxes prepare students to effectively apply theories in graduate programs and clinical practice. Critical Thinking Exercises at the end of each chapter engage readers in analysis of the theory and its application to practice. Key Terms clarify chapter concepts at a glance.

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Book SynopsisThe Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research is a practical guide to using the Delphi methodology for students and researchers in nursing and health.Trade Review"This book is easy to understand and is excellent for learning the Delphi technique. It is a must for anyone wanting to use this technique." (Doody's, 9 September 2011) Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements x 1 The Delphi Technique 1 Introduction 1 History of the technique 2 What is the Delphi technique? 3 Defining the Delphi technique 3 The Delphi process 4 Original Delphi 4 Idea generation 5 Priority setting versus consensus 5 Non-consensus Delphi 5 Types of Deplhi 6 How has the Delphi evolved? 6 Sampling and the use of experts 7 Defining ‘expert’ 7 Employing an expert panel 8 Size of the expert panel 8 Valid opinion 9 Anonymity 9 Quasi-anonymity 9 Group dynamics 10 Delphi rounds 10 Round 1 11 Subsequent rounds 11 Response rates 12 Enhancing response rate 12 Consensus 13 Does consensus exist in expert panels? 14 Concept of consensus 14 Increasing popularity in nursing and health research 14 Comparison of the Delphi with other consensus methods 15 Nominal group technique 15 Consensus conference 16 Key learning points 16 Recommended further reading 17 2 Debates, Criticisms and Limitations of the Delphi 18 Introduction 18 The qualitative-quantitative debate – which paradigm does the Delphi belong to? 18 Criticisms of the Delphi technique 20 Lack of universal guidelines 20 Size of expert panel 21 Implications of lack of anonymity 22 Expert ‘opinion’ 23 Level of consensus 27 Limitations of the Delphi 28 Pressures of conformity 28 Demanding nature of the technique 29 Key learning points 30 Recommended further reading 31 3 Applications of the Delphi in Nursing and Health Research 32 Introduction 32 Historical application of the Delphi technique in nursing 32 Identification of clinical nursing research priorities 36 Trends of the Delphi in nursing 40 Key learning points 41 Recommended further reading 42 4 How to Get Started with the Delphi Technique 43 Introduction 43 Preparation and practicalities 43 Suitability of the Delphi 43 Availability of resources 44 Level of consensus 45 Identifying target sample – panel of experts 46 Who is the target population? 46 How do you select your experts? 47 Sampling criteria 47 What size does the sample have to be? 48 Response rate and attrition 53 Deciding on nature and delivery of the first round 55 Gaining names and addresses 56 Deciding on a ‘return by’ date 56 Administration 57 Invitation to participate 57 Explicit cover letter outlining the working of the Delphi 59 Design of questionnaire 59 Administration systems 63 Mailing 64 Maximising response rate 64 Content analysis 65 Process 66 Key learning points 67 Recommended further reading 67 5 Conducting the Research Using the Delphi Technique 69 Introduction 69 First round 69 Classical Delphi 69 Modified Delphi 70 Return of first round 71 Consideration of sample size and number of items generated 71 Bootstrapping 72 Content analysis 72 Subsequent rounds 73 Round 2 74 Cover letter explaining Round 2 74 Instructions for Round 2 75 Designing Round 2 questionnaires 76 Likert scales 77 Round 2 analysis 77 Sample motivation 78 Follow-ups/reminders 78 Round 3 78 Individual and group feedback 78 Round 3 analysis 81 Number of rounds 81 When to stop 82 When not to stop 82 Reaching consensus 82 Key learning points 83 Recommended further reading 83 6 Analysing Data from a Delphi and Reporting Results 84 Introduction 84 Analysis of Round 1 85 Content analysis – the practical aspects 85 Demographics for sample profiling 86 Analysis of middle rounds (Round 2) 86 Consensus level 86 Statistical analysis 86 Statistical feedback to panel 87 Exclusion of items with consensus 88 Analysis of end round (Round 3) 89 Determining the end of the process 89 Statistical analysis 89 Items that have gained consensus 90 Items that have not gained consensus 90 Stability of responses 91 Examples of statistical analysis used in recent Delphi studies 92 Reporting of results from a Delphi study 92 Key learning points 95 Recommended further reading 95 7 Reliability and Validity 96 Introduction 96 Reliability 96 Criteria to assess rigour 99 Response rates as a measure of rigour 99 Is the definitive answer reached? 99 Validity 100 Content validity 100 Criterion-related validity 100 Threats to validity 101 Key learning points 104 Recommended further reading 104 8 Ethical Considerations 105 Introduction 105 Ethical principles 105 Respect for human dignity 106 Justice 106 Principle of beneficence 108 Principle of non-maleficence 108 The role of the researcher 108 Ethics documentation 109 Key learning points 113 Recommended further reading 113 9 A Classical Delphi Design Case Study 114 Introduction 114 Background 114 Methods 115 Initial considerations 116 Enhancing response rates 117 Identifying and accessing the sample 117 Round 1 118 Round 2 119 Discussion 122 Lessons learned 123 Conclusion 123 Acknowledgements 123 Further information 124 Publications 124 10 A Modified Delphi Case Study 125 Introduction 125 Aims of the study 126 Methodology 126 Expert panel 126 Round 1 – focus groups 127 Delphi Round 2 – postal round 127 Round 3 – postal round 128 Consensus conference 129 Results 129 Commissioning of health and social care 129 Leadership 131 Generic and specialist roles 131 Clinical governance 132 Teamwork 133 Public involvement 133 Education 134 Practical training versus academia 135 Attitudes to nurse training and education 135 Multidisciplinary education in nurse training 135 Communication 135 Conclusion 136 Recommendations 137 Commissioning of health and social care 137 Leadership 137 Generic and specialist roles 138 Clinical governance 138 Teamwork 139 Public involvement 139 Education 140 Communication 140 Reflections on the modified Delphi 140 Acknowledgements 141 Further information 141 Publications 141 11 e-Delphi Case Study 142 Introduction 142 Sample 142 Setting a consensus level 143 Theoretical framework 143 Data collection and analysis 144 Design of instrument 144 Pilot study 144 Round 1 144 Round 2 145 Round 3 145 Ethical considerations 145 Results 146 Round 1 146 Round 2 146 Round 3 147 Discussion 147 Conclusion 148 Reflections on the e-Delphi 149 Acknowledgements 150 Further information 150 Publications 150 Annotated Bibliography 151 References 164 Index 193

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Book SynopsisWhat is nursing? What do nurses do? How do you define it? The third edition of this AJN Book-of-the-Year Award-Winner helps you answer those questions with a unique approach to the scientific basis of nursing knowledge.Table of Contents Preface Structure and Use of Nursing Knowledge The Structure of Contemporary Nursing Knowledge Implementing Nursing Models and Theories in Practice Analysis and Evaluation of Conceptual Models of Nursing Framework for Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Models Johnson's Behavioral System Model King's General Systems Framework Levine's Conservation Model Neuman's Systems Model Orem's Self-Care Framework Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings Roy's Adaptation Model Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Theories Framework for Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Theories Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness Parse's Theory of Human Becoming Orlando's Theory of the Deliberative Nursing Process Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations Watson's Theory of Human Caring Nursing Knowledge in the 21st Century Integrating Nursing Models, Theories, Research, and Practice Appendix Resources for Nursing Models and Theories

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Book Synopsis Inspire your students to be theoretical thinkers, innovative advocates, and agents for change.Focused on cultivating the next generation of scholars, this highly respected classic demystifies theory, charts strategies to use in developing and advancing theory, and provides tools and best practices in evaluating progress in the discipline. Based on the feedback of nursing students, this edition was updated to be more accessible without losing the necessary rigor to foster critical thinking. Meleis provides a developmental and historical review of theoretical nursing and helps readers develop analytic skills and integrate knowledge into a coherent whole. By embarking on the journey of nursing theory, practicing nurses will find ways to improve everyday practice, as well as develop theories that capture their expertise.Highlights of the Sixth EditionKey Topics Paradigms that influenced nursing thought, such as feminism

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Book SynopsisLearn to become a better writer the SMART way. An Introduction to Writing for Health Professionals: The SMART Way, 4th Edition explores quick-and-easy methods to help you improve your writing skills. Thoroughly updated to reflect APA style guidelines, the fourth edition illustrates various forms of common written communication, such as email, instant messaging, blogs, letters, memos, reports, resumés, briefs, articles, presentations, research papers, and more. You are introduced to the essential elements of writing using the SMART approach - Source, Message, Audience, Route, and Tone, as well as steps to use when crafting academic papers (PROCESS), and key takeaways for becoming a better writer (LAST). These acronyms provide quick-and-easy ways to help you get started and organize your writings. It also includes handy quick reference lists and free additional resources on the companion Evolve website. UNIQUE! SMART, PROCESS, and LAST acronyms help facilitate learning by making the material easier to remember. Clear and straightforward writing style provides a reader-friendly approach to writing for learners of all levels. Common Error sections and Exercises featured throughout to reinforce content. APA style examples throughout text include those most commonly used in the health professions. NEW! Expanded coverage of research, digital literacy, communication on social media, and electronic mediums reflects advances in online culture. NEW! Fully revised SMART Ways for Other Routes chapter includes principles of documentation and charting, electronic communication (including email, instant messaging, social networking, and blogs), curriculum vitae, and dissertations. NEW! Points to Remember section at the end of each chapter (formerly SUMMARY) highlights key information using bullet points.Table of Contents1. SMART Elements of Communication 2. Writing PROCESS 3. Citations, References, and Bibliographies 4. Common Errors in Writing 5. SMART Ways for Specific Routes 6. Last Words on SMART Communications Appendix A: Sample Student Paper

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Book SynopsisFrom learning how to perform research to mastering the critical appraisal of research reports for use in practice, Polit & Beck’s Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 12th Edition, emphasizes the critical role of research in today’s changing healthcare field and empowers students to confidently utilize research capabilities to improve patient outcomes and enrich their professional careers.    AJN award-winning title with the new edition authored by Jane Flanagan and Cheryl Beck detail the latest methodologic innovations that have arisen in nursing, medicine, and the social sciences in their signature user-friendly style, accompanied by the helpful learning features, pedagogy, and clean, approachable design that have made this resource the #1 nursing research textbook. Practical guidance clarifies abstract concepts into realistic strategies for applying research to practice, supported by ample evidence-based examples that reinforce understanding.   Updates through the 12th Edition reflect the 2022–2026 NINR Strategic Plan and current AACN Essentials, highlighting the importance of original research in the practice setting, collaboration between PhD prepared nurses and DNP-prepared nurses, systematic reviews of research evidence, and the latest approaches for qualitative data analysis.    

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Book SynopsisThe go-to guide to evidence-based practice in nursing for more than a decade, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, 5th Edition, presents the latest perspectives on research-backed nursing practice in an engaging, user-friendly approach that has made this the bestselling resource of its kind. AJN award-winning authors Bernadette Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt combine straightforward, conversational storytelling, inspiring quotes, and engaging case studies to make evidence-based practice accessible for students at any level of familiarity. With real-world examples and meaningful strategies in every chapter, this revised and reimagined 5th Edition gives students the confidence to meet today’s clinical challenges and ensure the most effective patient outcomes for years to come. New to this Edition: NEW! Reimagined coverage and a new chapter on applying implementation science to clinical practice settings familiarize students with the latest evidence and emerging implementation and evaluation tools. UPDATED! Content throughout empowers you to more effectively teach evidence-based practice principles in academic and clinical settings. UPDATED! Making EPB Real case studies reinforce clinical application through real-world examples.

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Book SynopsisConcise, contemporary, and accessible to students with little-to-no prior knowledge of nursing theory, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 6th Edition, clarifies the application of theory and helps students become more confident, well-rounded nurses. With balanced coverage of grand, middle range, and shared theories, this acclaimed, AJN Award-winning text is extensively researched and easy to read, providing an engaging, approachable guide to developing, analyzing, and evaluating theory in students’ nursing careers. Updated content reflects the latest perspectives on clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and situation-specific theories, accompanied by engaging resources that give students the confidence to apply concepts to their own practice.

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Book SynopsisResearch and Evidence-Based Practice is an accessible textbook for nursing, health and social care students seeking to understand what research is and how it can provide evidence for practice. Through clear explanations, key case studies, questions and activities, the book will help you to understand the principles of research and develop your own evidence-based practice. You will learn: Why research is carried out, what the aims are, and why it matters. How to search and review the literature and evaluate the quality of research How research projects are designed, how participants are recruited, how data is collected and analysed, and how research findings are communicated About the costs of research and how it is funded About the ethics of research in health and social care How to review evidence and how evidence is used to improve the quality of care This book will help you to demonstrate your understanding of research and evidence and to develop and promote best practice in health and social care. From reviews: “I would definitely recommend this book to any student starting a research module or even to refresh your memories ready for your dissertations/literature reviews. The content included is everything I would want to know as a student starting a research module. The glossary at the back is great for understanding the research terminology, which can often feel like a brand new language when you first start reading research papers. There are also handy references which you can use to do further reading and enhance your critical discussion within your assignments. The book lives up to its intention to act as a lead-in to the research topic and has a clear and concise style throughout, whilst explaining things in the amount of detail needed to fully understand them. A must read for any nursing or health and social care student!” Review on studentnurseandbeyond.co.uk, March 2019 Essentials is a series of accessible, introductory textbooks for students in nursing, health and social care. New and forthcoming titles in the series: The Care Process Communication Skills Leadership Mental Health Promoting Health and Wellbeing Study Skills Trade ReviewPerfect for nursing students. ‘I’m a second-year nursing student starting to prepare for 3rd year, this book is brilliant in so many ways: 1) The lay out is clear and simple. From the first page explaining what the book aims to cover and how each chapter can be read in any order. 2) The depth of information was ideal, enough to understand but not too much that you overthink what you are reading leading too misinterpretation. This book is useful in helping me understand what I need to be looking at and for going into my 3rd year and preparing for my research project and write my dissertation. From reading the other reviews and reading the book, I'm glad that I have this to help me through my final year of adult nursing.’ Amazon reviewer‘I would definitely recommend this book to any student starting a research module or even to refresh your memories ready for your dissertations/literature reviews. The content included is everything I would want to know as a student starting a research module. The glossary at the back is great for understanding the research terminology, which can often feel like a brand new language when you first start reading research papers. There are also handy references which you can use to do further reading and enhance your critical discussion within your assignments. The book lives up to its intention to act as a lead-in to the research topic and has a clear and concise style throughout, whilst explaining things in the amount of detail needed to fully understand them. A must read for any nursing or health and social care student!’ Student nurse blog, studentnurseandbeyond.co.ukHighly recommended for nursing and healthcare students! ‘I am a third year nursing student and have found this book extremely useful and interesting to read. The book provides a lot of key information in regard to evidence-based practice and understanding research. The book talks about different aspects of nursing research, explaining each process clearly and in-depth, while also using experiences and case studies to make them clearer. I have used this book while writing my dissertation, the content in the book had everything I needed to know, with a lot of useful references as well to be able to gain critique in my work. I would highly recommend this book to any nursing and healthcare students and anyone who wants to refresh on their evidence-based practice knowledge or even improve their best practice. This is a book that I would be keeping and referring back to when I need.’ Amazon reviewerA key resource for any social work/nursing student and health care practitioners. ‘As a social work student, I have found this book explores the essentials of evidence-based practice, providing a rich, explorative and additional seam of knowledge which I have found to be extremely useful, informative and refreshing. This will no doubt help to inform my practice as I seek to prioritise the engagement and involvement of service users (as experts in their lived experience) in evaluation and audit processes. The format in which the information is laid out makes it very easy to read and on many occasions, I found myself hooked for several hours totally engrossed in the book with so many interesting variations, key cases, methodologies and research approaches that are clearly laid out. This book will remain on my shelves for many years as I feel it will be my go to book with its invaluable step by step research processes which will help anyone to develop in practice. I would highly recommend this book to social work students, nursing and healthcare students, social care practitioners and anyone with a keen interest in research and evidence-based aspects of health, nursing and social care and specially at the very affordable price too.’ Amazon reviewerTable of ContentsAbout the authors; Introduction Part One: Understanding research 1. Identifying the research aim 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Why does society want health and social care research? 1.3 Why do researchers do research? 1.4 What will be studied? 1.5 Who makes the decisions? 1.6 What do we want to find out? 1.7 Achieving success 2. Reviewing the literature 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Why does a researcher need to know what's already available? 2.3 Understanding the context 2.4 Understanding the existing evidence 2.5 Can I justify my project? 2.6 Carrying out the literature review 2.7 Developing a search strategy 2.8 Searching databases 2.9 What else should be searched? 2.10 Evaluating quality 2.11 Conclusion 3. Designing a study 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The three levels 3.3 Making sense of the levels 3.4 Paradigms 3.5 Methodologies 3.6 Method 3.7 Tools 3.8 The research hierarchies 3.9 External influences 3.10 Making the final choice 4. Can it be done? Funding and ethics 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Who funds research? 4.3 How much does research cost? 4.4 Ethical issues in health and social care research 4.5 Gaining ethical approval 4.6 Public engagement in research 4.7 Reading research - identifying ethical issues 5. Recruitment and data collection 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Recruitment issues 5.3 Participants or subjects? 5.4 Developing inclusion and exclusion criteria 5.5 Selection and sampling 5.6 Sampling 5.7 How big should the sample be? 5.8 Attrition 5.9 Obtaining consent 5.10 Giving rewards 5.11 Data collection 5.12 Data collection tools 5.13 Issues in data collection 5.14 Confidentiality and anonymity 5.15 Conclusion 6. Data analysis 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Quantitative and qualitative analysis: the same but different? 6.3 Quantitative analysis 6.4 Measurement scales 6.5 Types of statistical analysis 6.6 Major methods of quantitative analysis 6.7 Conclusion 7. What do we know now? Communicating research findings 7.1 Introduction 7.2 What can research tell us? 7.3 Limits to research accuracy 7.4 Building a body of research 7.5 Disseminating research 7.6 Conclusion Part Two: Evidence-based practice 8. Reviewing the evidence 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Reliable, valid, relevant and applicable? 8.3 Relevance and applicability 8.4 Research synthesis 8.5 Evidence from other sources 8.6 Role of the service user 8.7 Conclusion 9. Putting the evidence into practice 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The relationship between evidence and practice 9.3 Top-down or bottom-up? 9.4 Changing personal practice 9.5 Practitioner inquiry 9.6 Action research 9.7 Conclusion 10. Audit and evaluation 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Audit and evaluation: what are they? 10.3 Differentiating between audit, evaluation and research 10.4 When to audit or evaluate 10.5 What standards matter? 10.6 Involving services users in audit and evaluation 10.7 Conclusion 11. 'Closing the circle': issues for the future 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The speed of change 11.3 New and forthcoming developments 11.4 Predicting, creating and dealing with change: the place of research 11.5 The international nature of health and social care 11.6 Who will be the health and social care researchers of the future? 11.7 Conclusion Glossary; References; Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the knowledge and experiences of world-renowned scientists and healthcare professionals, this important book brings together academic, medical and health systems accounts of the impact of applying qualitative research methods to transform healthcare behaviours, systems and services. It demonstrates the translation of tried-and-tested and new interventions into high-quality care delivery, improved patient pathways, and enhanced systems management. It melds social theory, health systems analysis and research methods to address real-life healthcare issues in a rich and realistic fashion. The systems and services examined include those affecting patient care and patient and professional wellbeing, and the roles and responsibilities of people providing and receiving care. Some chapters delve deeply into the human psyche, examining the very private face of health and illness. Others concentrate on public health and how people's needs can be met through healthTable of ContentsPart 1 Ideas 1.Introduction:Why this book 2.Qualitative Evidence Synthesis and Conceptual Development 3.The Life-Project of personal Wellbeing: Modern Healthcare and the Individuality of Health 4.Socio-Narratology and the Clinical Encounter Between human Beings 5.Interrupted Body Projects and the Narrative Reconstruction of Self 6.The Fourth Research Paradigm: Activating Researchers for Real World Need Part 2 Systems 7.Slack Resources in Healthcare Systems: Waste or Reslilance? 8.Using Qualitative Methods to Understand Resiliance in Complex Systems 10.Narrativising Cancer Patients' Longitudinal Experiences of Care: Qualitative Inquiry into Lived and Online Melanoma Stories 11.Look the Other Way: Patient-Centred Care Begisn with Care for Our Physicians 12.Resilient Healthcare in Refractory Epilepsy: Illuminating Successful People-Centred Care Part 3 Solutions 13.Sensemaking as a Strategy for Managing Uncertainty: Change and Surprise in Hospital Settings 14.Simulation to Solve Health System Problems 15.Cross-Boundary Teaming to Establish Resiliance Among Isolated 'Silos' 16."What on Earth is Going on and What Should I Do Now?" Sensemaking as a Qualitative Process 17.Deep Inside the Genomics Revoltion: On The Frontlines of Care 18.Much More Than Old Wine in New Bottles: Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) for healthcare improvement 19.Conclusion: On progress, directions and signposts to a transformed healthcare system

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Book SynopsisThis innovative volume introduces Twinley's concept of The Dark Side of Occupation'. Focused on less explored and under-addressed occupations, it is an idea which challenges traditional assumptions around the positive, beneficial, health-promoting relationship between occupation and health. Emphasising that people's individual experiences of occupations are not always addressed and may not always be legal, socially acceptable, or conducive to good health, the book investigates how these experiences can be explored theoretically, in practice and research, and in curriculum content for those learning about occupation. Beginning with a discussion of some assumptions and misunderstandings that have been made about the concept, the substantive chapters present and analyse tangible examples of the concept's applicability. This ground-breaking and practice-changing text provides ideas for future research and highlights contemporary, internationally relevant issues and concernTable of Contents1.The Dark Side of Occupation: An introduction to the Naming, Creation, Intent, and Development of the Concept Section I Theorising the Dark Side of Occupation 2.The Dark Side of Occupation: Accumulating Insights from Occupational Science 3.The Dark Side of Occupation: An Historical Review of Occupational Therapy 4.The Whole of the Moon: How Our Occupational Lens Helps or Hinders Our Exploration of the Dark Side of Occupation 5.Ontological and Epistemological Considerations in Understanding Occupations in Extreme and/or Oppressive Contexts: "Doing Non Violent Resistance" in Palestine Section II Researching the Dark Side of Occupation 6.Homelessness and Occupation 7.Occupational Transition from Smoker to Non-Smoker: The Perceived Consequences in Women’s Lives 8.Self-Defeating Behaviour in an Individual with Borderline Personality Disorder from An Occupational Perspective 9.Exploring the Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse Trauma in the Context of the Occupation of Work Section III Occupational Therapy Practice 10.Challenges for Occupational Therapists Working with Clients who Choose Illicit, Immoral or Health-Compromising Occupations 11.Substance Use and Recovery as Part of Daily Life: A Zimbabwean Perspective of Substance Use as an Occupation among Young Adults Living with HIV 12.The Dark Side of Occupation in an Eating Disorder Intensive Day Service 13.Occupational Engagement in Forensic Settings: Exploring the Occupational Experiences of Men Living within a Forensic Mental Health Unit 14.The Development of an Assessment which Provides a Practical Application of the Concept of the Dark Side of Occupation for Practitioners and Students Section IV Occupational Therapy Education 15.Occupational Therapy Sounds Too Nice: Reflections from a Recently Trained Occupational Therapist 16.The Dark Side of Studying at University 17.How the Dark Side of Occupation can be Instructed in a Course: Learning from Occupational Therapy 18.Not Everything is Rosy and Not Everyone Wants to Fix their Garden: An Australian Example of Integrating the Dark Side of Occupation into Curriculum for Final Year Students 19.The Value of Exploring the Dark Side of Occupation in Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy Education, Using Homelessness as a Case Study 20.The Dark Side of Occupation: A Conversation of our Evolution and our Future

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Book SynopsisInterpreting Basic Statistics gives students valuable practice in interpreting statistical reporting as it actually appears in peer-reviewed journals. Features of the ninth edition: Covers a broad array of basic statistical concepts, including topics drawn from the New Statistics Up-to-date journal excerpts reflecting contemporary styles in statistical reporting Strong emphasis on data visualization Ancillary materials include data sets with almost two hours of accompanying tutorial videos, which will help students and instructors apply lessons from the book to real-life scenarios About this book Each of the 63 exercises in the book contain three central components: 1) an introduction to a statistical concept, 2) a brief excerpt from a published research article that uses the statistical concept, and 3) a set of questions (with answers) that guides students into deeper learning about the concept. The questioTrade ReviewThe 9th edition of this workbook is an engaging and invaluable tool for teaching students how to interpret statistics as they encounter them in articles written within the psychological, social, and health sciences. By choosing article excerpts that are sure to interest undergraduate readers, the authors may entice those many students who say they fear numbers into taking their first halting steps toward understanding. By providing clear and concise descriptions of key concepts and posing astute questions, the workbook demystifies the scientific enterprise and explains its importance for comprehending the social world. And by starting with the simplest ideas and gradually, step by step, moving toward a more complex understanding, the authors gently lead students on a learning journey that is sure to be deeply informative – and maybe even fun! -- Dan P. McAdams, the Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University, USA"This introduction to reading and understanding statistics is very basic and easy to understand, but at the same time it is scientifically oriented, contemporary in outlook and forward looking in methodology. It points students in exactly the right direction, emphasizing meaningful interpretation of scientific results over recitation of cookbook formulas. Students will come away with the tools they need for comprehending graphical analysis, effect size, and statistical power." -- Eric Turkheimer, PhD, Hugh Scott Hamilton Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, USAThe ninth edition of this workbook is an engaging and invaluable tool for teaching students how to interpret statistics as they encounter them in articles written within the psychological, social, and health sciences. By choosing article excerpts that are sure to interest undergraduate readers, the authors may entice those many students who say they fear numbers into taking their first halting steps toward understanding. By providing clear and concise descriptions of key concepts and posing astute questions, the workbook demystifies the scientific enterprise and explains its importance for comprehending the social world. And by starting with the simplest ideas and gradually, step by step, moving toward a more complex understanding, the authors gently lead students on a learning journey that is sure to be deeply informative – and maybe even fun! -- Dan P. McAdams, the Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University, USA"This introduction to reading and understanding statistics is very basic and easy to understand, but at the same time it is scientifically oriented, contemporary in outlook and forward looking in methodology. It points students in exactly the right direction, emphasizing meaningful interpretation of scientific results over recitation of cookbook formulas. Students will come away with the tools they need for comprehending graphical analysis, effect size, and statistical power." -- Eric Turkheimer, PhD, Hugh Scott Hamilton Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, USATable of Contents1. Basic Descriptions of the Data: Measurement and Frequency 2. Describing the Data 3. Displaying Data: Visualizing What is There 4. Finding Relationships: Association and Prediction 5. Group Differences with Normal Distributions 6. Nonparametric Tests for Group Differences 7. Test Construction

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Book SynopsisInterpreting Basic Statistics gives students valuable practice in interpreting statistical reporting as it actually appears in peer-reviewed journals. Features of the ninth edition: Covers a broad array of basic statistical concepts, including topics drawn from the New Statistics Up-to-date journal excerpts reflecting contemporary styles in statistical reporting Strong emphasis on data visualization Ancillary materials include data sets with almost two hours of accompanying tutorial videos, which will help students and instructors apply lessons from the book to real-life scenarios About this book Each of the 63 exercises in the book contain three central components: 1) an introduction to a statistical concept, 2) a brief excerpt from a published research article that uses the statistical concept, and 3) a set of questions (with answers) that guides students into deeper learning about the concept. The questioTrade ReviewThe 9th edition of this workbook is an engaging and invaluable tool for teaching students how to interpret statistics as they encounter them in articles written within the psychological, social, and health sciences. By choosing article excerpts that are sure to interest undergraduate readers, the authors may entice those many students who say they fear numbers into taking their first halting steps toward understanding. By providing clear and concise descriptions of key concepts and posing astute questions, the workbook demystifies the scientific enterprise and explains its importance for comprehending the social world. And by starting with the simplest ideas and gradually, step by step, moving toward a more complex understanding, the authors gently lead students on a learning journey that is sure to be deeply informative – and maybe even fun! -- Dan P. McAdams, the Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University, USA"This introduction to reading and understanding statistics is very basic and easy to understand, but at the same time it is scientifically oriented, contemporary in outlook and forward looking in methodology. It points students in exactly the right direction, emphasizing meaningful interpretation of scientific results over recitation of cookbook formulas. Students will come away with the tools they need for comprehending graphical analysis, effect size, and statistical power." -- Eric Turkheimer, PhD, Hugh Scott Hamilton Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, USAThe ninth edition of this workbook is an engaging and invaluable tool for teaching students how to interpret statistics as they encounter them in articles written within the psychological, social, and health sciences. By choosing article excerpts that are sure to interest undergraduate readers, the authors may entice those many students who say they fear numbers into taking their first halting steps toward understanding. By providing clear and concise descriptions of key concepts and posing astute questions, the workbook demystifies the scientific enterprise and explains its importance for comprehending the social world. And by starting with the simplest ideas and gradually, step by step, moving toward a more complex understanding, the authors gently lead students on a learning journey that is sure to be deeply informative – and maybe even fun! -- Dan P. McAdams, the Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University, USA"This introduction to reading and understanding statistics is very basic and easy to understand, but at the same time it is scientifically oriented, contemporary in outlook and forward looking in methodology. It points students in exactly the right direction, emphasizing meaningful interpretation of scientific results over recitation of cookbook formulas. Students will come away with the tools they need for comprehending graphical analysis, effect size, and statistical power." -- Eric Turkheimer, PhD, Hugh Scott Hamilton Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, USATable of Contents1. Basic Descriptions of the Data: Measurement and Frequency 2. Describing the Data 3. Displaying Data: Visualizing What is There 4. Finding Relationships: Association and Prediction 5. Group Differences with Normal Distributions 6. Nonparametric Tests for Group Differences 7. Test Construction

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Book SynopsisThis is the first textbook to show how research using a range of qualitative and quantitative methods relates to improving health and social care practice. The book shows how different research approaches are undertaken in practice and the challenges and strengths of different methodologies, thus facilitating students to make informed decisions when choosing which to use in their own research projects. The eleven chapters are each structured around different research methods and include: A brief overview of the research and research question Identification and overview of the research approach and associated methods selected to answer this question The sample and recruitment, including issues and challenges Ethical concerns Practical issues in undertaking the research approach Links between the research process and findings to health and social care values Links to the full research study Further reaTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Using mixed methods in health and social care research. 3. Inclusive research – as a strategy for improving inclusive communities. 4. Using online surveys to capture health and social care data. 5. Using interviews and focus groups to investigate the effectiveness of mentoring in a UK healthcare trust. 6. Making sense of complexity: using thematic analysis to understand the role of the foster carer. 7. Participatory approaches to building knowledge. 8. Dialogical narrative analysis of practice-based educators’ stories of student placements. 9. An ethnographic approach to researching the communication of people with severe learning disabilities 10. Exploring perceptions of professional expertise within a health and social care context. 11. Health and social care inequalities in relation to ethnicity; British South Asian men and nursing careers.

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Book SynopsisThe term ‘mindlines’ has become common currency in the world of research implementation and evidence-based practice. This book updates, develops and applies the mindlines model more widely. It sheds light on how we can realistically mobilise and transform research-based evidence into practice in context. Trade Review"In the history of ideas, every now and again an evocative concept bursts into existence and captures the zeitgeist of the era. I vividly recall thinking that when I first read the original paper by John Gabbay and Andrée le May in the British Medical Journal not long after it was published in May 2004… Now, in Knowledge Transformation in Health and Social Care, luminaries in the field have come together to give further texture to the mindlines concept and to explicate their understanding of it in different contexts. It follows their earlier book, Practice-Based Evidence in Healthcare: Clinical Mindlines, but now broadens our appreciation of this concept. This book is a must-read for anyone seriously interested in expanding their own horizons about how knowledge is created, replicated and applied, and how to influence and shape knowledge happenings, flows, processes, contexts and outcomes."- Jeffrey Braithwaite, PhD, FIML, FCHSM, FFPHRCP, FAcSS, Hon FRACMA, FAHMS“This rich and insightful volume edited by John Gabbay and Andree le May adds new depth to their original model of `mindlines’ or how knowledge gets into practice. Combining perspectives from clinical practice, education and epistemology, this is an accessible and stimulating read for scholars and practitioners alike.”- Tara Lamont, University of Southampton "A beautifully-written antidote to the reductive depiction of clinical practice as rational, algorithm-based decision science, this new book offers a wealth of detailed examples on the concept of mindlines—collectively shared, continuously evolving, embodied and enacted knowledge — that explain much of the gap between the evidence-based ideal and the practical realities of clinical practice."- Trish Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences and Fellow of Green Templeton College at the University of Oxford"[This book] stands as one of the most groundbreaking and revolutionary concepts in 21st-century health services research [...] it offers an updated model, synthesizing extensive research inspired by mindlines. With its accessible language and unwavering commitment to advancing knowledge, this book is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in evidence-based practice."- Roman Kislov, Professor of Health Policy and Management at Manchester Metropolitan University"[Gabbay and le May's] latest book brings together rich examples of mindlines-oriented research, education and practice that continue to highlight the vital role of complex, internalised wisdom in health and social care. It is a timely reminder that no-one can simply ‘follow the science’ and is a must-read for anyone seeking to explore how knowledge is learned and put into practice.- Vicky Ward, Director of Impact and Co-Director of the Research Unit for Research Utilisation at the School of Management"This authoritative book recognises and celebrates the scholarship of everyday professional practice and so contributes to driving the changes we so urgently need. It offers ideas and inspiration to those engaged in modernising healthcare; and provides challenges to the politicians and policy makers engaged in healthcare redesign. Most of all, to the front-line clinicians caught in a model of healthcare delivery that isn’t working, it offers hope."- Joanne Reeves, Professor of Primary Care Research at Hull York Medical School"There are few concepts as useful to a reflective clinician or health care educator than ‘mindlines.’ first coined by these editors in 2004. [...] In Knowledge Transformation in Health and Social Care, John Gabbay and Andrée Le May and their contributors take this radical project to a new level by showing how different varieties of knowledge actually permeate practice in a range of settings in the real world."- John Launer, Programme Director for Educational Innovation, Health Education England, LondonThe original book on Mindlines (Gabbay and le May 2011) broke new ground by unravelling the complexities of the interplay between research and a wide range of other factors in practice. It was both ahead of its time and a great read. What a treat to see this work revisited and elaborated with examples drawn from a diverse set of health care contexts and beyond. While our collective understanding of evidence use has undoubtably moved forward in the past ten years there is still so much to do in fully deploying this understanding to improve evidence use in practice. There is a challenge for us all to put mindlines to work in support of healthcare (and wider service) improvement. One important change in the landscape – the growing acknowledgment of the relational work involved in evidence use – may well make it possible for mindlines to play a more central role going forwards. With this in mind I would recommend adding this edited collection to the ‘must read’ list. - Annette Boaz, Professor of Health and Social Care Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Transforming Evidence"In their new book John Gabbay and Andrée le May have advanced our thinking with the curation of an excellent repository of international case studies on the practical application of Mindlines, theory and knowledge mobilisation. [...] The Mindlines Model is described as ‘in itself a contextually rooted socially constructed’ model. Deep observations and analysis explain the balancing of patient Mindlines and complex clinical practices. This is the go-to text for advancing our progress and thinking in this discipline."- Krysia Dziedzic, Impact Accelerator Unit in Keele University’s School of Medicine"This rich and absorbing volume brings together a range of perspectives from scholars in many specialties who have applied the lens of mindlines to different branches of practice, education, and knowledge. [...] The most fascinating chapters for me were on guidelines, with a stand-out contribution from Sietse Wieringa which includes some original ethnographic research on how committees develop national guidelines."- Tara Lamont, Senior Scientific Adviser, NIHR Coordinating Centre, Southampton UniversityTable of Contents1.Introducing Mindlines and this Book. 2.What (and Why) are Mindlines? 3.Making Evidence Rich, Relevant, and Real: Using Theatre-Based Knowledge Mobilisation Strategies to Enhance Mindlines and Hence Practice. 4.Mindlines in the Moment – the Constant Unfolding of Complex Performance. 5.Using Co-Creation to Modify Mindlines and Improve childhood Eczema Care. 6.The Confluence of Mindlines and Emotion in Community-Based Palliative Care. 7.Rethinking Nurses’ Mindlines about the Liverpool Carer Pathway: the Knowledge Behind the Care. 8.How Mindlines were Shepherded across Complex Networks, Enabling New Learning about Sepsis to Flourish. 9.On becoming a (Physio)therapist: Mindlines Changing Education. 10.Impure Guidance? How Mindlines Inform Guidelines. 11.The guideline development process: building a lexicon of mindlines. 12.Regressive logic, common sense and evidentness: thoughts of a guideline-writing epidemiologist. 13.Knowledge Transformation amidst the 2020 COVID-19 Surge: report from New York City. 14.The Mindlines Model: an Update. 15.Postscript: Does the Mindline Model Apply Beyond Healthcare?

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Book SynopsisHealth and human services currently face a series of challenges â such as aging populations, chronic diseases and new endemics â that require highly complex responses, and take place in multiple care environments including acute medicine, chronic care facilities and the community. Accordingly, most modern health care interventions are now seen as âcomplex interventionsâ â activities that contain a number of component parts with the potential for interactions between them which, when applied to the intended target population, produce a range of possible and variable outcomes. This in turn requires methodological developments that also take into account changing values and attitudes related to the situation of patientsâ receiving health care. The first book to place complex interventions within a coherent system of research enquiry, this work is designed to help researchers understand the research processes involved at each stage of developing, testing, evaluating and implementTable of ContentsForeword 1. The Complex Interventions Framework 2. Knowledge for Healthcare Practice 3. The Value of Mixed Methods for Researching Complex Interventions 4. The Critical Importance of Patient and Public Involvement for Research into Complex Interventions Part 1: Developing Complex Interventions Part 1 Introduction 5. Systematic Reviews of the Effects of Interventions 6. Advanced Approaches to Evidence Synthesis and its Application to Intervention Design 7. Exploring Complexity in Systematic Reviews of Complex Interventions 8. The Synthesis of Qualitative Data 9. Building a Case for Mixed Method Reviews 10. Development of Complex Interventions: Outcome Modelling 11. Designing Interventions to Change Health-related Behaviour 12. Modelling Process and Outcomes in Complex Interventions Part 2: Investigating the Feasibility and Undertaking Pilot Testing of Complex Interventions: An Introduction Part 2 Introduction 13. Pilot Studies and Feasibility Studies for Complex Interventions: An Introduction 14. How to Use Feasibility and Pilot Trials to Test Alternative Methodologies and Methodological Procedures Prior to Full Scale Trials 15. How to Use Feasibility Studies to Derive Parameter Estimates in Order to Power a Full Trial16. Addressing Issues in Recruitment and Retention Using Feasibility and Pilot Trials 17. Testing the Waters: Piloting a Complex Intervention 18. Feasibility in Practice: Undertaking a Feasibility Study to Answer Procedural, Methodological and Clinical Questions Prior to a Full-scale Evaluation Part 3: Evaluation of Complex Interventions Part 3 Introduction 19. Individually and Cluster Randomised Trials 20. Stepped Wedge, Natural Experiments and Interrupted Time Series Analysis Design 21. Non-standard and Preference Designs 22. Single-subject Designs 23. Process Evaluation of Complex Interventions: A Summary of Medical Research Council Guidance 24. Intervention Fidelity in Clinical Trials 25. Qualitative Process Evaluation for Complex Interventions 26. Economic Evaluations of Complex Interventions Part 4: Implementation of Complex Interventions Part 4 Introduction 27. Implementation Issues: Towards a Systematic and Stepwise Approach 28. Why do Barriers and Facilitators Matter? 29. How to Arrive at an Implementation Plan 30. Applying Normalization Process Theory to the Implementation of Complex Interventions 31. Action Research for the Implementation of Complex Interventions 32. Systems Modelling for Improving Healthcare 33. A Few Final Thoughts

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Book SynopsisHealth education is a popular and growing undergraduate major and an occupational field that is on the rise. This easy-to-read, user-friendly book provides the information and skills needed for effective production and consumption of research.Table of ContentsTables and Figures xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv The Authors xvii Part 1 Understanding Important Research Concepts 1 Introduction to Research in Health and Human Performance 3 What You’ll Learn 3 Defining the Research Process 4 Research Continuum: Applied and Basic Research 10 Summary 14 Review Questions 15 Key Terms 15 2 Concepts in Research Designs 17 What You’ll Learn 17 Overview of Research Designs 18 Understanding Research Variables 20 Measuring Research Variables 24 Interpreting Research Designs 26 Summary 29 Review Questions 30 Key Terms 31 Part 2 Reviewing the Literature 3 Developing Your Research Topic and Interpreting Research Reports 35 What You’ll Learn 35 Identifying the Problem 35 Accessing Sources 44 Reading and Interpreting Research Reports 51 Summary 56 Review Questions 57 Key Terms 57 4 Writing the Review of Literature 59 What You’ll Learn 59 Developing an Outline 60 Writing Scientifically 69 Summary 79 Review Questions 80 Key Terms 80 Part 3 Understanding and Developing Research Designs 5 Quantitative Research Designs 83 What You’ll Learn 83 Descriptive Research Designs 84 Experimental Research Designs 96 Correlation Research Designs 102 Summary 104 Review Questions 105 Key Terms 105 6 Qualitative Research Designs 107 What You’ll Learn 107 Characteristics of Qualitative Research 107 Procedures in Qualitative Research 113 Types of Qualitative Research Designs 120 Summary 126 Review Questions 128 Key Terms 128 7 Mixed-Methods and Action Research Designs 129 What You’ll Learn 129 Overview of Mixed-Methods Research Designs 129 Framework for Mixed-Methods Research Designs 132 Action Research 138 Summary 142 Review Questions 144 Key Terms 144 8 Ethics in Research 145 What You’ll Learn 145 Ethics Within Research 146 Summary 159 Review Questions 160 Key Terms 160 9 Developing Your Research Proposal 161 What You’ll Learn 161 Sampling 162 Writing Your Introduction 168 Developing Your Methods 174 Summary 179 Review Questions 179 Key Terms 180 Part 4 Exploring Measurement and Analysis 10 Validity, Reliability, Objectivity 183 What You’ll Learn 183 Validity Concepts 184 Reliability Concepts 195 Objectivity Concepts 200 Summary 201 Review Questions 202 Key Terms 203 11 Introduction to Statistics and Hypothesis Testing 205 What You’ll Learn 205 Introduction to Statistics 206 Descriptive Statistics 215 Hypothesis Testing 219 Summary 224 Review Questions 225 Key Terms 225 12 Quantitative Data Analysis 227 What You’ll Learn 227 Inferential Statistics 227 Examining Relationships 230 Examining Differences 236 Examining Type I and Type II Errors 247 Summary 248 Review Questions 249 Key Terms 249 13 Qualitative Analysis: Interpreting the Data 251 What You’ll Learn 251 Recording Your Data 251 Managing Your Data 253 Writing the Report 258 Trustworthiness of the Data 265 Summary 267 Review Questions 268 Key Terms 269 14 Results and Discussion: Writing What You Found 271 What You’ll Learn 271 Results Section 272 Discussion Section 275 Writing Your Abstract 279 Summary 280 Review Questions 281 Part 5 Putting It All Together 15 Presenting Your Research 285 What You’ll Learn 285 Poster Presentations 286 Oral Presentation 295 Summary 301 Review Questions 301 Glossary 303 References 311 Index 319

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Book SynopsisThe first book to examine the arguments for and against mandated nurse-to-patient ratios, utilizing survey data, interviews, and other original research to focus on two case studies (California and the Australian state of Victoria).Trade ReviewVery timely. The authors offer a thorough review of nurse-patient ratios, looking specifically at California and Victoria, Australia (both are places that have mandated low nurse-to-patient ratios)... showing how nurses, hospital administrators, and health care policy makers have embraced and implemented low, safe ratios. It is crucial reading for health care professionals and administrators, upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, researchers, and general readers—anyone who is a patient, may someday be a patient, or knows a patient. * Choice *

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Book SynopsisFlorence Nightingale and her place in nursing history and in contemporary nursing discourse is a topic of continuing interest for nursing students, teachers, and professional associations. This book offers new scholarship on her work and legacy.Trade Review"Notes on Nightingale is an extraordinary achievement, bringing together some of the world's most eminent Nightingale scholars. It explodes myths, develops sophisticated lines of analysis, and reveals the full range of achievement of one of the world’s most iconic figures. In doing so, it also provides a lens through which we might view that most elusive of modern arts: nursing." -- Christine Hallett, Director, the UK Centre for the History of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Manchester"In reexamining and reinterpreting the life and influence of Florence Nightingale, the authors of the thought-provoking essays in Notes on Nightingale demonstrate the continued power of Nightingale's work and image and, most critically, validate the significance of analyzing contemporary issues from a historical perspective." -- Rima D. Apple, Vilas Life Cycle Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin–MadisonTable of ContentsForeword by Rachel VerneyIntroduction by Sioban Nelson and Anne Marie Rafferty1. The Nightingale Imperative by Sioban Nelson2. Navigating the Political Straits in the Crimean War by Carol Helmstadter3. The Dream of Nursing the Empire by Judith Godden4. Rhetoric and Reality in America by Joan E. Lynaugh5. Mythologizing and De-mythologizing by Lynn McDonald6. The Passionate Statistician by M. Eileen Magnello7. An Icon and Iconoclast for Today by Anne Marie Rafferty and Rosemary WallNotes Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisFlorence Nightingale remains an inspiration to nurses around the world for her pioneering work treating wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War; authorship of Notes on Nursing, the foundational text for nursing practice; establishment of the world''s first nursing school; and advocacy for the hygienic treatment of patients and sanitary design of hospitals. In Notes on Nightingale, nursing historians and scholars offer their valuable reflections on Nightingale and analysis of her role in the profession a century after her death on 13 August 1910 and 150 years since the Nightingale School of Nursing (now the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King''s College, London) opened its doors to probationers at St Thomas'' Hospital.There is a great deal of controversy about Nightingaleopinions about her life and work range from blind worship to blanket denunciation. The question of Nightingale and her place in nursing history and in contemporary nursiTrade Review"Notes on Nightingale is an extraordinary achievement, bringing together some of the world's most eminent Nightingale scholars. It explodes myths, develops sophisticated lines of analysis, and reveals the full range of achievement of one of the world’s most iconic figures. In doing so, it also provides a lens through which we might view that most elusive of modern arts: nursing." -- Christine Hallett, Director, the UK Centre for the History of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Manchester"In reexamining and reinterpreting the life and influence of Florence Nightingale, the authors of the thought-provoking essays in Notes on Nightingale demonstrate the continued power of Nightingale's work and image and, most critically, validate the significance of analyzing contemporary issues from a historical perspective." -- Rima D. Apple, Vilas Life Cycle Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin–MadisonTable of ContentsForeword by Rachel VerneyIntroduction by Sioban Nelson and Anne Marie Rafferty1. The Nightingale Imperative by Sioban Nelson2. Navigating the Political Straits in the Crimean War by Carol Helmstadter3. The Dream of Nursing the Empire by Judith Godden4. Rhetoric and Reality in America by Joan E. Lynaugh5. Mythologizing and De-mythologizing by Lynn McDonald6. The Passionate Statistician by M. Eileen Magnello7. An Icon and Iconoclast for Today by Anne Marie Rafferty and Rosemary WallNotes Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisUsed extensively in nursing education, Betty Neuman's systems model reflects nursing's interest in holism and in the influence of environment on health. This volume opens with a brief biography of Betty Neuman and continues with a succinct discussion of her theory that outlines its origins, assumptions, and the major concepts of the meta-paradigm of nursing. It continues with a presentation of the propositions of the conceptual model, examples for application to practice and research, classic works, critiques and research, and a glossary of important terms. Ideally suited as a supplementary text, Betty Neuman is essential reading for the undergraduate nursing student as well as the more advanced student or nurse interested in a quick review. Table of ContentsBiographical Sketch Neuman′s Systems Model Origin Neuman′s Systems Model Assumptions and Concepts Neuman′s Systems Model Nursing and Prevention as Intervention Application to Practice and Research

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