The Nature and Utility of Qualitative Research
What is qualitative research? Qualitative research is a form of social inquiry that focuses on the way people make sense of their experiences and the world in which they live….
Interviewing
Interviews as sources of data In the last two decades, interviews have become the most common form of data collection in qualitative research. Novice health researchers often rely on interviews…
The Paradigm Debate: The Place of Qualitative Research
Theoretical frameworks and ontological position Social inquiry can be approached in several different ways, and researchers will have to select between varieties of approaches. Whilst often making a choice on…
Epidemiology and its application to practice
Chapter Four. Epidemiology and its application to practice John Watkins KEY ISSUES • The past decade has seen an increase in emphasis on evidence-based practice • The rapid expansion of…
Public health and health promotion – frameworks for practice
Chapter Seven. Public health and health promotion – frameworks for practice Dianne Watkins KEY ISSUES • The emergence of health promotion and the new public health movement • Defining health…
Innovation and change in public health
Chapter Three. Innovation and change in public health David Fone, Shantini Paranjothy and Rhianwen Elen Stiff KEY ISSUES • Public health and public health functions • Practitioners of public health…
Advancing public health in nursing practice
Chapter Twenty-Three. Advancing public health in nursing practice Dianne Watkins and Judy Cousins KEY ISSUES • Contexts of practice and their influence on the nurses’ contribution to public health •…
Alternative ways of working
Chapter Twenty-Two. Alternative ways of working Helen Beswick, Joanne Chambers, Julie Davidson, Aileen Fraser, Celia Phipps, Kirsten Robson and Janet Vokes KEY ISSUES • Developing new advanced practice roles in…
Partnership working in health and social care
Chapter Twenty-One. Partnership working in health and social care Judy Cousins KEY ISSUES • Defining partnership working • Exploring factors that promote and inhibit partnership working • Promoting patient and…
Community children’s nursing
Chapter Twenty. Community children’s nursing Anna Sidey and David Widdas KEY ISSUES • The development of community children’s nursing services in the United Kingdom • The roles and responsibilities of…
