Healthcare: Investigating Medical Negligence and Its Impact

This report focuses on medical negligence in healthcare, exploring the challenges of studying this sensitive topic. The author discusses the difficulties in researching medical negligence, particularly in gathering data from medical staff, and proposes the use of both observation and interviews to gather information. The report emphasizes the importance of a well-defined sample size and the need to conduct the study across multiple health institutions to ensure the results' generalizability. The author also underscores the value of choosing an appropriate methodology for data collection and analysis. The report concludes by offering advice to other researchers, highlighting the importance of a clear methodology in the research process and the need for appropriate data collection techniques. References include Green & Thorogood (2018) and Makary & Daniel (2016).

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HEALTHCARE POST 2
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The most challenging part of the proposal is the methodology part. The topic that is being
studied is the negligence of medical staff and how it causes death of patients. This part is abit
challenging as medical staff can be negative about the research as they will feel as if it is
targeting them in terms of looking at their negligence. The challenge therefore is which
methodology to use so that the underlying factors that cause medical staff to be negligent can be
assessed (Makary & Daniel, 2016). As much observation can be used as a methodology of doing
the study, it would be important to interview the staff so that one gets to know the challenges
they might be facing or what may be leading to the negligence.
I have a strong sense of how to conclude my research study. I am aware that I have to
take the relevant sample size out of the population that I want to study so that i get relevant
results. It would make sense to do the study in more than one health institution so that results can
be compared across a wider section of the population. Carrying out the study in one health
institution only may mean that the results may only be unique to only that hospital and may not
apply to others (Green & Thorogood, 2018). It is also important to use a method that will enable
one get the most information. In this case observation and interviews would work well as it will
also enable the researcher to get deeper and unearth any information that may not have been
considered before.
I would advice my colleagues who have not yet reached the research proposal stage to
take time and identify a population and sample size well as it will determine the outcome of the
study. They should ensure that whatever method they use to collect data is one that will be
favourable for the study.

HEALTHCARE POST 3
References
Green, J., & Thorogood, N. (2018). Qualitative methods for health research. NY,Sage.
Makary, M. A., & Daniel, M. (2016). Medical error-the third leading cause of death in the
US. BMJ: British Medical Journal (Online), 353.