Reviewing Research Evidence for Nursing Practice: Systematic Reviews

Reviewing research evidence for nursing practice: systematicreviews highlights the key issues involved in conducting differenttypes of systematic reviews - encompassing qualitative studies, quantitative studies and combining quantitative and qualitativestudies. It enables nurses and researchers to understand the keyprinciples involved in preparing systematic reviews and tocritically appraise the reviews they read and evaluate theirusefulness in developing their own practice.

Each section starts with an overview of the methodology, followedby a selection of systematic reviews carried out in specialistareas of nursing practice. Part 1 explores systematic reviews andmeta-analysis of quantitative research, part 2 exploresmeta-synthesis and meta-study of qualitative research and part 3addresses integrative reviews that combine both qualitative andquantitative evidence. The final part explores the use ofsystematic reviews in service and practice development.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405144238
• ISBN13: 9781405144230
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.7"