Research for Practising Nurses

## Themes in Nursing Can nurses care more? It is increasingly clear that there are several essential elements of nursing which are quite distinct from the specific clinical aspects of each specialty. These central elements are required throughout nursing and demand additional skills and understanding, and are of vital importance in the successful delivery of effective patient care. Among the topics to be covered in this series are: care and management; research for practising nurses; care of the patient in pain; health education; and care of people from different ethnic backgrounds. As nursing develops it becomes more important that collaboration between the various caring professions is reinforced. Each topic in this series will be dealt with in a practical way by authors with understanding and experience of the clinical environment. To achieve this, authors have been chosen to represent a wide range of the relevant caring professions. This series is designed to provide nurses and their colleagues with the resource of knowledge and the stimulus for discussion required by effective professionals. The books in the series can be used quite independently, but together will give an overall coverage of the key issues in clinical nursing. These are important topics throughout nursing, both in hospital and in the community, and all practising nurses need a full understanding of them. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Why Research?....Pages 1-5 Ways of Getting Started....Pages 7-27 What is the Best Way to Carry Out an Investigation?....Pages 29-47 Putting it all Together....Pages 49-57 The End Results....Pages 59-74 Back Matter....Pages 75-78