Developing a Program of Research in Nursing / Edition 1

by Cheryl Beck DNSc, CNM, FAAN

Overview

Provides expert guidance on the development of a program of research

This is the first resource to provide graduate nursing students, students in other health sciences, and novice researchers with the tools and perspective to develop their own programs of research. Grounded in the author's 30 years of experience as a highly esteemed nurse researcher, the book guides nurses step by step through all aspects of program development. It underscores the importance of doing research that is knowledge driven and not limited to a particular method, and describes the characteristics of a successful research program and how to achieve it. It stresses the need for both qualitative and quantitative research methods to develop a valuable program of research. With a major focus on planning for sequential studies and describing potential pathways of a research trajectory, the book addresses options and timing of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research designs, along with time-management strategies.

Numerous examples of various types of nursing research programs provide insight into potential research paths, and information from the author's own long-term research on postpartum mood and anxiety disorders is used to illustrate concepts throughout the book. The text also includes suggestions for sustaining a research trajectory and provides detailed strategies for publishing successive studies. With an eye to exploring every possible research avenue, the book addresses interdisciplinary collaborative research and international research collaboration.

Key Features:

•Provides specific steps for developing a successful research program in nursing and the health sciences
• Demonstrates how to use both quantitative and qualitative research methods to produce a knowledge-driven research trajectory
• Provides time-management strategies for research productivity
• Explains how to plan for sequential studies and sustain a successful research trajectory
• Uses concrete examples of research programs, including the author's own programs on postpartum mood and anxiety disorders

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826123251
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/16/2015
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, is a distinguished professor at the University of Connecticut School of Nursing. She also has a joint appointment in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

1. Developing a Program of Research

Definitions of a Program of Research

Who Does a Program of Research?

Metaphors Used to Describe Research Programs

My Program of Research

2. Starting a Program of Research

The Road Not Taken

The Calf-Path

Tools Needed for Developing a Program of Research

3. Planning Sequential Studies

The Long and Winding Path of the Research Program on Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Benefits of Meta-Analyses and Metasyntheses in Planning Sequential Studies

Guidance in Planning Sequential Studies With Special Populations

4. Options Available for Developing a Research Program

Qualitative Research Can be a Gold Mine in Developing Programs of Research

Mixed Methods as an Option in Research Programs

5. Sustaining a Program of Research

Characteristics of a Successful Program of Research and Steps to Achieve it

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research

Exemplars of Nurse Researchers’ Collaborative Research Teams

Qualitative Interdisciplinary Collaboration

International Research Collaboration

6. Other Nurse Researchers’ Programs of Research

Pamela Hinds’s Program of Research in Pediatric Oncology

Joanne Hall’s Program of Research With Marginalized Groups

Janice Morse’s Program of Research on Suffering

Karin Olson’s Program of Research on Fatigue

Ruth McCorkle’s Program of Research in Oncology

7. Publishing Your Program of Research

Qualitative Research

Mixed-Methods Research

Avoiding Duplicate Publication

Deciding Where to Publish

Epilogue

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Michalene A King, PhD, RN, CNE (Robert Morris University)
Description: This book describes the process of developing a research program in nursing, using a step-by-step approach that covers selection of the topic to publication of the results.
Purpose: The purpose is to describe the development of a program of research in nursing, a worthy goal that no book has yet addressed. The author does an excellent job of meeting this objective.
Audience: The intended audience is PhD students and junior nursing faculty. With a successful program of research that spans more than 25 years, the author is a credible authority.
Features: The book begins with a chapter on the importance of developing a program of research. Subsequent chapters describe the process of developing and sustaining such a program. The author uses examples from her own program of research and several other nurse researchers to illustrate important points. Tables and figures throughout the book complement the text.
Assessment: As the first book that describes the development of a program of research in nursing, this should be in the library of every nursing PhD student and junior faculty member.

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