Introduction to Nursing and Midwifery Research

Title
Introduction to Nursing and Midwifery Research
Publication Date
2012
Author(s)
Usher, Kim
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-5003
Email: kusher@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:kusher
Mills, Jane
Editor
Editor(s): Sally Borbasi, Debra Jackson
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Elsevier Australia
Place of publication
Marrickville, Australia
Edition
2
UNE publication id
une:15365
Abstract
Research is one way to acquire knowledge in order to make sense of the world. Research offers a systematic method of confirming existing knowledge and building new knowledge in a profession or discipline. Nursing and midwifery research is a way to explore and discover new knowledge in order to refine and expand the body of knowledge that clinicians, managers and policy-makers draw upon to advance practice. Nurses and midwives use research findings to provide quality care that is based on the best and most up-to-date available evidence (this is known as evidence-based practice). Although research in nursing and midwifery was relatively slow to develop by comparison to other disciplines, it is increasingly important to sustain in a complex and rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
Link
Citation
Navigating the Maze of Research: Enhancing Nursing and Midwifery Practice, p. 3-26
ISBN
9780729540902
Start page
3
End page
26

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