Research Foundation For Health Practice - Study Critique

This article provides a critique of a research study conducted by the Research Foundation for Health Practice. It includes the purpose of the study, research question, design, sampling and recruitment procedures, ethical considerations, data collection and analysis, results, and implications for health professionals practice.

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Part #A
Presentation #1
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Date of Listening: October 15, 2018
Name of the Presenter: Lauren Kearney
Title of the Presentation: Pediatric Pain Management
4 Research
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Pharmacological pain doses, non-pharmacological pain management strategies,
distraction therapy, and participatory action research cycle.
Research
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Distraction Therapy. In essence, distraction therapy is regarded as a method of
assisting a child to handle a painful or rather difficult procedure with an aim of
taking the mind of a child off a certain procedure through concentrating them on
something that is taking place at that instance.
Source: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/medical-information-0/procedures-and-
treatments/distraction-therapy
Research
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definition &
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Participatory Action Research Cycle. Ideally, participatory action research
cycle (PAR) is considered as a rather recognized form of an experimental
research that often emphasizes on the overall impact of researcher’s direct action
of practice surrounding a participatory society with an aim of improving the
entire quality of a performance of a community in concern. This research is often
based on a self-reflective inquiry that is normally undertaken by a participant.
Source:https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3b78/
ecfe0b4a0a7591d2ea068c71e8ea320ff451.pdf
Presentation #2

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Research
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Date of Listening: October 15, 2018
Name of the Presenter: Greg Kiorgaard
Title of the Presentation: Ethical Practice in Human Research
4 Research
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Research consent, research merit, values, and ethical conduct
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Ethical Conduct: Ethical conduct is considered as a rather doctrines of fairness,
respect as well as good faith in consistent with the available laws, university
policies, and regulations governing a person’s conduct with other individuals in
both outside or even inside a set of community.
Source:
https://www.ucop.edu/ethics-compliance-audit-services/compliance/standards-
of-ethical-conduct.html
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Research Consent: In essence, this is the entire process of acquiring permission
before carrying out a healthcare intervention on a particular person or rather for
the purpose of revealing personal details.
Source: https://oprs.usc.edu/files/2017/04/Informed-Consent-Booklet-4.4.13.pdf
Presentation #3

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Research
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Date of Listening: October 15, 2018
Name of the Presenter: Graham Wilkinson
Title of the Presentation: Research and Contemporary Nursing Practice
4 Research
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Evidence based practice, Resuscitation, perioperative, and dissemination.
Research
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Evidence Based Research: This the systematic as well as transparent way of
informing a new study with an aim of answering that is relevant in an efficient as
well as accessible manner.
Brownson, R.C., Baker, E.A., Deshpande, A.D. and Gillespie, K.N., 2017.
Evidence-based public health. Oxford university press.
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Resuscitation: Is considered as a way or rather a process in which a
physiological disorder is corrected in a patient with an acute condition. It is often
a significant section of an intensive medical care.
Kattwinkel, J., American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart
Association, 2018. Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, (Spanish).
Presentation #4
Research Date of Listening: October 15, 2018

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presentation
details Name of the Presenter: Roger Carter Finding and Reviewing the Evidence
Title of the Presentation: Finding and Reviewing the Evidence
4 Research
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Meta-analysis, randomized controlled trial, case control study, and anecdotal
evidence
Research
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definition &
reference
Meta-analysis. This is considered as a rather statistical process that is used for
combining data form various studies.
Bohannon, R.W., 2017. Reference Values for Knee Extension Strength Obtained
by Hand-Held Dynamometry from Apparently Healthy Older Adults: A Meta-
Analysis. The Journal of frailty & aging, 6(4), pp.199-201.
Research
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Anecdotal evidence. These are mainly evidence acquired from anecdotes such
as evidence that are collected in a rather casual or even informal means and often
relies on a personal testimony.
Snow, C.E., 2017. Issues in the study of input: Fine-tuning, universality,
individual and developmental differences, and necessary causes. The handbook
of child language, pp.179-193.
Presentation #5
Research Date of Listening: October 15, 2018

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presentation
details Name of the Presenter: Marianne Wallis Finding and Reviewing the Evidence
Title of the Presentation: Research in Practice
4 Research
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Intravenous catheters, phlebitis, purulence, palpable cord.
Research
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Intravenous Catheters. This is a catheter usually a small flexible tube that is
often placed into a person’s peripheral vein for the purpose of an intravenous
therapy including medication fluids.
Chick, J., Sammarco, T., Chittams, J. and Trerotola, S., 2017. A prospective,
randomized, controlled comparison of first attempt success between an
intravenous catheter system with a retractable coiled tip guidewire and
conventional peripheral intravenous catheters. Journal of Vascular and
Interventional Radiology, 2(28), p.S235.
Research
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definition &
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Phlebitis. Phlebitis which is also referred to as vanities is considered to be a
rather inflammation of a person’s vein that often occurs in the legs. It mostly
appears in superficial veins and is as a result of a thrombosis.
Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thrombophlebitis/symptoms-
causes/syc-20354607
Presentation #6
Research Date of Listening: October 15, 2018

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presentation
details Name of the Presenter: Patrea Anderson and Reviewing the Evidence
Title of the Presentation: Grounded Theory Research in practice
4 Research
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Theoretical sampling, Theoretical sensitivity, Constant comparative analysis, and
Grounded theory
Research
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Theoretical sensitivity. This is mainly a major concept of grounded theory
studies that is based on the overall ability of generating concepts form a
particular data and then associates them in accordance with the normal model of
the theory as well as theory development in sociology.
Stern, P.N. and Porr, C.J., 2017. Essentials of accessible grounded theory.
Routledge.
Research
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definition &
reference
Constant comparative analysis. This is mainly a process of analyzing a data
analytically where a particular finding as well as interpretation is often compared
to the existing findings.
Pollitt, C. and Bouckaert, G., 2017. Public management reform: a comparative
analysis-into the age of austerity. Oxford University Press.
Presentation #7
Research Date of Listening: October 15, 2018

Research Foundation For Health Practice 8
presentation
details Name of the Presenter: Karen Ann Clark
Title of the Presentation: Research in Practice
4 Research
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Psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, electro-conclusive therapy (ECT), and
feminist research.
Research
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Psychotherapy. Is considered as the overall mental disorder treatment through
the use of a psychological means instead of medical method.
Prochaska, J.O. and Norcross, J.C., 2018. Systems of psychotherapy: A trans-
theoretical analysis. Oxford University Press.
Research
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Electro-Conclusive Therapy (ECT). Is considered to be a psychiatric method
of treatment where seizures are often induced electrically in a particular patient
with an aim of providing a relief from a mental disorder.
Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-
therapy/about/pac-20393894
Presentation #8
Research Date of Listening: October 15, 2018

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presentation
details Name of the Presenter: Jeanine Young
Title of the Presentation: Uniting cultural practices and safe sleep environments
for vulnerable Australian infants.
4 Research
terms
Infant mortality, Triple Risk Model, external stressors, and critical stage.
Research
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definition &
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Infant Mortality. This is considered as the overall death of children that are
under the age of one year in a particular country.
Ebrahimvandi, A., Hosseinichimeh, N. and Iams, J., 2018. Understanding State
level Variations in US Infant Mortality: 2000 to 2015. arXiv preprint
arXiv:1806.02475.
Research
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Triple Risk Model. This is a method that mainly involves the entire intersection
of three types of risks such as the vulnerable infants, critical development period
in a rather homeostatic control as well as exogenous stressors.
Psaila, K., Foster, J.P., Pulbrook, N. and Jeffery, H.E., 2017. Infant pacifiers for
reduction in risk of sudden infant death syndrome. The Cochrane Library.
Part B
Specific critique area Answer

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Explain the purpose of the study. Use
the PICO or PICo format to identify the
research question.
(150 words)
Discuss the design used in the research.
(150 words)
Identify and explain sampling and
recruitment procedures were in the
research.
(200 words)
Identify and discuss the ethical
considerations for this study.
(200 words)
Explain how the data was collected and
analysed.
(200 words)
Briefly summarise the results of this
study
(200 words)
Discuss implications for health
professionals practice.
(400 words)