Research: Scientific Method and Social Care

Task 1 Preparation The service I will be basing my controlled assessment on is Carters Green medical centre within the Health Sector.

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).

Sarbjit Kaur Unit 22 – Research Methodology P1 – Explain the function of research in health and social care 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.

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

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

Lesson 13 through 16 Course 653, Business Research Methods 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.

You will need this information to answer the essay question in Step 3. Step 3: Answer the Following Essay Questions Back to Top Answer the Following Essay Questions 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

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.

• You might think about creating a list for this part of the project beginning with the first step – so the reader gets a clear idea of the sequence of the steps you will take to complete the research and data gathering needed for your project.

Conduct research for, and write a research essay on a topic related to one of the three previous sections of Module 1:

Ensure Safety in Healthcare 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………….. 1. 1.1 Statement of the problem……………………………………………… 1. 1.2 Motivation for study………………………………………….…………. 2. 1.3 Goals of the study………………………………………………………. 2. II. RESEARCH DESIGN………………………………………………... 3. 2.1 Type of Research Approach………………………………………….. 3. 2.2 Type of Research Design……………………………………………... 3. 2.3 Data Collecting Methods and Data Analysis…………………….... 3. 2.4 Population and Sampling Procedures……………………………… 4. 2.5 Anticipated Problems………….………………………………………. 5. 2.6 Procedures of Research Study………………………………………. 6. 2.7 Costing………………………………………………………….………… 7. 2.8 Ethical Issues……………………………………………………….…… 8. III. CONCLUSION…………………………………….…………………… 9. IV. This is applied research where a knowledge development objective is the end result (Blanche & Durrheim, 1999: 41).

Assessment description 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.