TY - BOOK AU - Williamson, Graham R. AU - Bellman, Loretta.;Webster, Jonathan. ED - ED - ED - ED - SN - 9781849200028 (paperback : alkaline paper);9781849200011 SN - 2 PY - 2012///.;copyright 201246 CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE Publications Inc. KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Research;Methodology.;Research;Methodology.;methods.;methods KW - Action research.;Medical care;Nursing;Nursing Research;Health Services Research;Research Design N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What is action research? -- Foundations of action research -- Discussion, debate and controversy surrounding action research -- Why choose action research? -- Action research, nursing and healthcare -- Clinical action research to advance patient care -- Conducting action research in clinical practice -- Developing one's own professional practice -- Collaborative working in clinical settings -- Ethical considerations -- Disseminating and evaluating clinical action research projects -- Writing clinical action research studies -- Presenting clinical action research studies to mixed audiences -- Evaluating the quality of action research projects -- Conclusions: looking to the future; 5 ER -