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Health and Social Care Knowledge and Skills:
Understanding Research and Evidence-based Practice

By BRUCE LINDSAY
 
   

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Description

This accessible textbook provides an understandable and interactive introduction to research and evidence-based practice in health and social care. It is aimed at students in Further Education, on Foundations Degree courses and in the first year of a diploma or undergraduate programme in higher education.

The book assumes no prior knowledge of health and social care research on the part of the reader and uses straightforward language, supported by illustrative graphs and figures, to describe the research process and the ways in which evidence is used to change and develop care.

Content is structured in a logical fashion. The text begins by defining key terms, then takes the reader along a pathway from the creation of initial research questions or objectives, through the design and undertaking of a research project, the adoption of findings into practice and the ongoing audit and evaluation of new practice to ensure its continued effectiveness. Exercises and case studies support student learning and the author’s personal reflections on the research process make this a lively and engaging text.

The Health and Social Care series

This series of textbooks is aimed at students on Health and Social Care Foundation Degree programmes in FE and HE institutions. However, the books also provide short introductions to key topics for Common Foundation Programme modules and will be suitable for first-year undergraduate courses in a variety of Health and Social Care subject areas. Books in the series will also be useful for those returning to practice and for overseas nursing students. The series includes three types of textbook:
• Knowledge and Skills books;
• Theory and Practice books;
• Specialist books that cover specific professions, topics and issues.
All titles in the series will address the common elements articulated in relevant sector skill frameworks, for example, Skills for Care, Skills for Health, the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework.

The Ebook edition of 'Understanding Research and Evidence-based Practice' is now available. Click HERE to buy the Ebook.

 
Key Features

Suitable for:
Students on Health and Social Care Foundation Degree programmes;
The Common Foundation Programme and first-year undergraduate courses in Health & Social Care subjects;
Qualified practitioners returning to study.

The book includes:
Case studies and examples;
Exercises and Reflection Points throughout.

 
Author Biographies

DR BRUCE LINDSAY is Deputy Director of the Nursing and Midwifery Research Unit, Institute of Health, University of East Anglia.

 
Reviews
Bruce Lindsay has produced a clearly articulated and informative text. It may not turn the reader into a researcher, but it will help readers to have a clearer understanding of the research process, how to scrutinise research evidence and evaluate its usefulness for clinical practice.

The first of its two parts, 'Understanding research', has seven chapters covering key aspects of the research process, including identifying the research aim, designing a study, recruitment and data collection, and how to communicate research findings. The two chapters on reviewing the literature and data analysis will be particularly useful to those new to research.

Part two, 'Evidence-based practice', offers chapters on reviewing the evidence, putting evidence into practice, audit and evaluation, and issues for the future. The book provides cases to illustrate crucial issues and key learning points summarising the main concepts. It is an accessible, informative introduction to research and evidence-based practice for those new to the research and evidence-based practice agenda.
(Nursing Standard, 3 September Vol 22 no 52)
Contents List
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1 – Making Sense of the Research Process.
1 – Identifying the research aim.
2 – Reviewing the literature.
3 – Designing a study – the choice of methods.
4 – Can it be done? Ethical approval and resources.
5 – Recruitment and data collection.
6 – Data analysis.
7 – What do we know now?
SECTION 2 – Using Evidence in Practice
8 – Reviewing the evidence – making decisions about quality.
9 – Putting the evidence into practice.
10 – Audit and evaluation.
11 – Closing the circle: issues for the future.
REFERENCES
INDEX

Edition: 1
Price: £12.99
Pub. Date: 22 October 2007
ISBN: 978 1 906052 01 0
No. of Pages: 160
Status: Published and Available to Buy
 
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