Dr. Sarah Winch is Nursing Director Research (Princess Alexandra Hospital), and Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Australia.Dr Amanda Henderson is Nursing Director Education (Princess Alexandra Hospital), Adjunct Professor (Nursing), Griffith University and Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.Professor Linda Shields is Professor of Nursing Practice and Education, University of Hull, UK.

• 1. IntroductionPART I: PREPARING YOUR RESEARCH: 2. Overcoming Organisational Barriers: Getting into and Around Healthcare Organisation3. Ethical Considerations: Informed Consent and Protecting Vulnerable Populations4. Multicultural ConsiderationsPART II: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH: 5. Writing the 'Master' Research Proposal6. Identification, Access and Recruitment of Research Subjects7. The Hard Work Begins: Maximising ParticipationPART III: COLLECTING DATA AND DISSEMINATING FINDINGS: 8. Operationalising the Data Collection 9. The Interpretation and Analysis of Your Findings Gaining Value from the Research Process10. Disseminating Findings11. Creating and Sustaining Research Driendly Environments.

"The content is practical, and language and approach easy to get along with. Anyone contemplating clinical research should read it." - Irene Mabbott, Nursing Standard