Research: Scientific Method and Social Care

1. A brief description the research project and issue under investigation and an analysis of best practice in relation to this issue. (2.1 and 2.2).

In this assignment I will be explaining what research is, the roles of research and the purpose of research. I will also include examples to show my understanding of research.

WHAT IS RESEARCH? It is a planned process whereby information is collected for a specific purpose, analysed and reported.

Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you present your findings. Online students must include speaker notes.

Now that your project schedule has been created and your resources have been allocated, please analyze your results and answer the following essay questions. In your

Explain the purpose of this report by formulating a clear, concise statement of purpose. Consult pages 279 and 280 in your textbook to decide what you must tell your readers in order for them to act on your recommendation(s). This statement should answer the following questions: What? To whom? Why? (2 marks)

In this assignment I will be comparing the different types of research methodologies for health and social care.

This is applied research where a knowledge development objective is the end result (Blanche & Durrheim, 1999: 41).

Write a conclusion paragraph analyzing your results. In your conclusion, be sure to address the following questions:

This lesson allows you to elaborate on the work you did in Lesson 12. Using the research proposal you developed in Lesson 12 as a foundation, choose a sampling methodology that compliments your original proposal. Do not include specific questions in your proposal. Use the structure illustrated below. The proposal will be evaluated using, in part, your use of the methodologies described in the text.

The Nurses of the Future Nursing Core Competency model is composed of ten competencies. Some of these competencies include patient centered care, collaboration, and teamwork. One particular is safety, which I believe to be one of the most important of the competencies. Safety is minimizing the risk of harm to patients and healthcare providers. This is important to nursing because insuring the safety of a patient is a number one priority, without safety is the care of a patient successful? Nurses are the first line of defense when it comes to safety towards patients and providers. In order to ensure safety there must be a plan of action and then set the plan in motion in order to avoid unsafe outcomes.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is a process in which the practitioner combines well-researched interventions with clinical experience and client preferences and culture to guide and inform the delivery of treatments and services (Social Work Policy Institute). According to Encyclopedia of social work, evidence-based practice is a five-step process used to select, deliver, and evaluate individual and social interventions aimed at preventing or ameliorating client problems and social conditions. EBP is at an important turning point in social work. Regardless, the challenges of EBP to social work education, practice and research are varied and complex.

Your Research Question- Give your research question (may be a working question). Give background for your question.

You need to review existing policy and procedure documents (in the appendices of your Student Workbook) and develop guidelines for managing the process of gathering research information. You also need to identify and plan to acquire all resources necessary for supporting the project.

Research Question: Overall investigation into the barriers patients with lymphedema perceived within their situation that prevented them from achieving optimal skin care.