Medical research

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the article “Head CT Scan Overuse in Frequently Admitted Medical Patients”, interpret the intentions of the authors, and make corresponding conclusions. The authors of this article are Mina Owlia, MD, Lan Yu, PhD, Christopher Deible, MD, Marion A. Hughes, MD, Franziska Jovin, MD, and Gregory M. Bump, MD. Since all of them have medical or scientific degrees, I assume that they are highly professional in the area of study. According to the published article…

Introduction. The purpose of this paper is to critically appraise a research article on the topic of the effect of nurses’ shift length and overtime working on quality of care and patient safety. The article is titled, “Nurses’ Shift Length and Overtime Working in 12 European Countries. The Association with Perceived Quality of Care and Patient Safety.” The authors are Peter Griffith, Chiara Dall’Ora, Michael Simon, Jane Ball, Rikard Lindqvist, Anne-Marie Rafferty, Lisette Schoonhoven, Carol…

would be writing when I enrolled. It turned out that this class covered many topics as we worked on writing research papers for a topic of our choosing. In the time following the start of our assignments, there was a lot to learn about how to research, working with others, the mechanics of writing, and becoming professional in how we explain the information we’ve gathered. When it came to research, I wasn’t quite sure where to start. Of all of the topics I had on my list, I went with the human…

Experiments and researches was established centuries ago and it is still carried out in this modern era. Experiments yield results and they have been very efficient in relative to our day-to-day activities, unravelling the medical conundrum the world was facing, modern technological break throughs. Psychologically, experiments have helped answered the questionable traits mankind could not answer. Example fear, genetics, etc. Alhough it impacts our live positively , some of the experiments are…

Nursing research is a research that provides evidenced used to support nursing practices. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND • 1940 The Nazi Medical Experiment used of prisoners of war and other race to conduct human experiment without their consent that exposed them to severe harm and death • 1932 The Tuskegee Syphilis Study sponsored by US Public Service where participants without syphilis were also inoculated and medical treatment where deliberately withheld for these participants. The same US doctor…

apologized for their involvement in the infamous Guatemala Syphilis experiment. It was an American research project aimed to test the capabilities of penicillin and how it could treat or affect an array of STDs. Guatemalans were intentionally infected with syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid without their knowledge or consent. The Guatemala Syphilis Experiment is considered one of the darker episodes in medical history, even by the context of the era. The Guatemala Syphilis Experiment was…

Forensic Forensic psychology applies principles of psychology to legal questions and issues. Even though, psychologists were involved in providing expert testimonies since the early 1900’s but it was in 1962 that U.S District Court of Appeals clearly recognized the role of psychologists as experts in court and by 2001 council of representatives of the APA voted to recognize forensic psychology as a speciality in psychology. The main role of forensic psychologist is to evaluate and conduct…

Use of animals in research Is it fair use animals for obtaining medicines and products that will benefit man? This is not a form of exploitation? Currently, the use of animals in scientific researches has been widely debated. On one hand, the activists claiming that it is a cruelty with animals, in another hand the scientific community says that is impossible to change completely the method. There are reports that animals have been used by humans since of the age of Aristoteles. From that time…

biomedical research facility, to undergo an exam and have biopsies taken…

skills, training, and experience you have that will be useful in an engineering research internship position. Although my research career has just begun, I have accumulated a strong background in a several research fields and more importantly have developed a strong research foundation that will help to ensure my future endeavors as an intern as well as a researcher. In my past two semesters I have gained valuable research experience by participating in the Honors Program at the College of San…