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Overview
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Written for nurses and nursing students, Nursing Research: A Qualitative Perspective, Fifth Edition defines qualitative research and presents information on the current state of this important field. Divided into three sections:
• Part One provides foundational content for understanding the qualitative research process
• Part Two presents the more dominant methods, following each with an exemplar method
• Part Three discusses considerations essential to conducting qualitative research
The Fifth Edition has been thoroughly updated with 10 brand new chapters. Within the text, new exemplar research chapters include the various qualitative methods, phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory, case study, historical, narrative inquiry, and action research. This text continues to retain the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods in the same study while relying on the best qualitative researchers in the field to form an inclusive representation of qualitative research, including philosophical underpinnings, methods, exemplars, ethics, evaluation, and combining mixed methods.
Includes ethical concerns, institutional review, formatting proposals & reports, combining research approaches, etc.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Diane M Tomasic, EdD, RN(Slippery Rock University )Description: This book describes the types of qualitative research methods and provides examples for each one.
Purpose: The purpose is to present the latest information on qualitative research methodology.
Audience: The target audience is qualitative nurse researchers. The author is president of the International Institute for Human Understanding.
Features: This edition follows the same format as previous editions. The first part provides foundational information on qualitative research. The second part covers the main qualitative methods with examples of each. The third part explores essential elements such as ethical considerations, institutional review, and evaluation of qualitative research, and discusses the use of qualitative research for evidence-based nursing. The author notes that this edition contains updated information on qualitative research, but to make room, some material from previous editions has been left out. Therefore, she stresses that previous editions continue to serve as resources since they contain valuable information not found in this edition.
Assessment: This book will be valuable to qualitative researchers. This edition does not replace previous editions.
Booknews
Twenty-five chapters describe the methods of and principles underlying qualitative research as it is applied to the field of nursing. Examples of various methods are provided, including phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study, historical research, interpretive analysis, and active research. Ethical considerations, matters of institutional review and evaluation, and the relationship between qualitative and quantitative research are also discussed. Contributors include researchers and professors of nursing and counseling. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)4 Stars! from Doody