Nursing Research Using Data Analysis: Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing – eBook

Chesnay’s Nursing Research Using Data Analysis, (PDF) is a brief, step-by-step guide to conducting qualitative nursing research using several forms of data analysis. It is part of an exclusive series of ebooks devoted to seven different qualitative designs and methods in nursing, written for both beginner researchers and specialists seeking to develop or increase their competency. This practical resource includes such methodologies as content analysis, a means of organizing and interpreting data to obtain themes and concepts; discourse analysis, used to evaluate language to understand social or historical context; narrative analysis, in which the researcher aims to understand the human experience through participant stories; and focus groups and case studies, used to understand the consensus of a group or the experience of an individual and his or her reaction to a difficult situation such as trauma or disease.

Written by a prominent qualitative research scholar and contributing experts, the ebook describes the philosophical basis for conducting research using data analysis and delivers a detailed plan for implementing its methodologies to a particular study, including appropriate methods, ethical considerations, and potential challenges. It provides practical strategies for solving problems related to the conduct of research using numerous forms of data analysis and provides a rich array of case examples from published nursing research. These include author analyses to support readers in decision-making regarding their own projects. The ebook embraces such varied topics as data security in qualitative research, the trajectory of research in several nursing studies throughout Africa, the image of nursing in science fiction literature, and many others. Focused on the needs of both beginner researchers and specialists, it will be of value to health institution research divisions, in-service students and educators, and graduate nursing educators and students.

Key Features:

• Provides state-of-the-art designs and protocols
• Emphasizes on solving practical problems related to the conduct of research
• Includes rich nursing exemplars in a variety of health/mental health clinical settings in the United States and internationally
• Describes how to conduct nursing research using content analysis, discourse analysis, narrative analysis, and focus groups and case studies

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