Navigating the Maze of Nursing Research: An Interactive Learning Adventure
This hands-on approach to nursing research presents a total learning package, teaching students about research and information application in a unique, activity based format. The package combines traditional text with CD-ROM and a special website, for readable, practical and user-friendly resources and materials. This exciting package makes learning fun, challenging and relevant, gets students hooked on research, and actively involves them in applying research findings in clinical practice.\...
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This hands-on approach to nursing research presents a total learning package, teaching students about research and information application in a unique, activity based format. The package combines traditional text with CD-ROM and a special website, for readable, practical and user-friendly resources and materials. This exciting package makes learning fun, challenging and relevant, gets students hooked on research, and actively involves them in applying research findings in clinical practice. Doody Review Services Reviewer:Diane M Tomasic, EdD, RN(Slippery Rock University )Description:This book provides the reader with the skills to read nursing research and use it effectively. An interactive learning approach is used. The book includes a CD-ROM that provides interactive exercises and the use of the MERLIN site, which provides website activities and Internet links.Purpose:The purpose is to equip nursing students with skills that enable them to locate, critically read, and identify uses for relevant clinical research. This is an important skill since all registered nurses are expected to be research consumers regardless of educational preparation.Audience:The target audience for this book is nursing students interested in learning about nursing research. The author has more than 25 years of teaching research and statistics to various levels of nursing, allied health, and education students.Features:Section one discusses the use of the library and Internet and describes how to effectively read and summarize information. Section two provides the basics for reading and understanding research articles. Section three deals with applying basic research skills across the lifespan. Finally research utilization is examined. Unique features include a free CD-ROM, a link to the MERLIN site, step-by-step examples, student challenge boxes, resource kit boxes, hint boxes, and the usual features such as objectives, key terms, and highlighting of important concepts.Assessment:This book should be quite useful to nursing students learning to become consumers of research. The interactive approach gets the learner involved in the process and provides opportunities for practice and integration of research skills.
Sect. 1Finding It Fast and Reading It Well11Getting the Most Out of the Library22Surfing the Internet243Reading Faster, Reading Smarter: Managing Information Wisely50Sect. 2Talking the Talk694Research: What, Why, Where, and Who?705Quantitative Research: Summing It Up926Qualitative Research: The Whole Picture1367Reading Research: Critical Approaches to Effective Understanding164Sect. 3Walking the Walk1898Reading and Using Research in Maternal Infant Care1909Reading and Using Research in the Care of Children and Adolescents21410Reading and Using Research in the Care of Adults23811Reading and Using Research in the Care of Older Adults27212Use it or Lose It: Putting Research into Action294Glossary313
\ From The CriticsReviewer: Diane M Tomasic, EdD, RN(Slippery Rock University )\ Description: This book provides the reader with the skills to read nursing research and use it effectively. An interactive learning approach is used. The book includes a CD-ROM that provides interactive exercises and the use of the MERLIN site, which provides website activities and Internet links.\ Purpose: The purpose is to equip nursing students with skills that enable them to locate, critically read, and identify uses for relevant clinical research. This is an important skill since all registered nurses are expected to be research consumers regardless of educational preparation.\ Audience: The target audience for this book is nursing students interested in learning about nursing research. The author has more than 25 years of teaching research and statistics to various levels of nursing, allied health, and education students.\ Features: Section one discusses the use of the library and Internet and describes how to effectively read and summarize information. Section two provides the basics for reading and understanding research articles. Section three deals with applying basic research skills across the lifespan. Finally research utilization is examined. Unique features include a free CD-ROM, a link to the MERLIN site, step-by-step examples, student challenge boxes, resource kit boxes, hint boxes, and the usual features such as objectives, key terms, and highlighting of important concepts.\ Assessment: This book should be quite useful to nursing students learning to become consumers of research. The interactive approach gets the learner involved in the process and provides opportunities for practice and integration of research skills.\ \ \ 3 Stars from Doody\ \
