Content: Research in nursing -- sources of nursing knowledge -- the research process -- literature searching -- critical appraisal -- literature reviewing -- research ethics and governance -- researching ethically -- developing research questions -- writing a research proposal -- research approaches and design -- sampling techniques -- rigor-- and trustworthiness in research -- experimental design -- qualitative research approaches -- evaluation and outcomes-based research -- consensus methods -- action research -- case studies and other research approaches -- systematic literature reviews -- mixed methods -- survey designs and questionnaire -- interviews -- observations -- other methods of data colection -- quantitative data analysis -- qualitative data analysis -- presenting and desseminating research -- using research in practice --