Design, evaluation, and translation of nursing interventions /

Sidani, Souraya

Design, evaluation, and translation of nursing interventions / Souraya Sidani and Carrie Jo Braden - Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011 - xiii, 304 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to intervention research -- Overview of designing interventions -- Understanding the problem -- Clarifying elements of the intervention -- Intervention theory -- Tailored intervention -- Overview of implementation of interventions -- Development of intervention manual -- Selecting, training and addressing the influence of interventionists -- Intervention fidelity -- Overview of evaluation of interventions -- Testing the acceptability and feasibility of interventions -- Examining the efficacy of interventions -- Determining the effectiveness of interventions -- Preferences for treatment -- Translation of interventions.

Nurse-led intervention research is a core component of the global initiative to improve quality of care. Though research in this area has already contributed much to the advancement of patient care, future strides depend on the dissemination of practical, how-to instruction on this important area of research.

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NURSING -- RESEARCH

RT 81.5 S53 2011