Problem
I. Explain the different types of research methodologies used in the health sciences. Describe how you would apply one of these research methods in your workspace or your future healthcare profession.
II. Describe how the research process is used to communicate findings relevant to problems or issues within health care. Provide an example of how you have seen or used the research process in the health care field or in your education. Explain how using the research approach allows us to ensure evidence-based practice and helps guide resolutions for the improvement of care.
III. Explain the meanings of reliability and validity as used in the research process. Provide specific examples of how they are used at your workplace or in the fields of allied health care.
IV. Describe the importance of the Institutional Review Board to the research process. Share an example of the impact that an IRB has on health care research happening today. Describe how you plan to remain current with the IRB's processes as a professional health care provider.
V. Explain strategies for managing conflict resolution within a clinical health setting. How would you handle conflict between two employees versus two patients? Identify why different approaches may be most appropriate.
VI. Assessing communication skills as an interdisciplinary team is a critical aspect of effectively treating a patient. Explain what communication tools you might use in the situation below. You have a 3-year-old patient who is needing a blood draw. The child is afraid, and the parents are stressed and concerned. Explain how interdisciplinary communication could come into play to help both the patient and the parents have the best possible experience.
VII. While all allied health care professionals possess specialized knowledge of fields, applying that knowledge in the clinical setting requires each health care provider to view his or her role as a vital component of the greater whole. Read the content about the different health care professions located in the "Allied Health Community" media. This component of the media illustrates those allied health professions that have direct interactions with patients. Explain why it is important for health care providers to have a basic understanding of the scope of practice for the various health care professions. Describe the communication skills necessary to communicate effectively among the various health care professions to achieve desired outcomes.
VIII. Choose a health care case study on ethical practices from your work environment or from a library article. Explain the basic ethical considerations in terms of informed consent, beneficence, truth telling, and deception. Describe the role of the Christian worldview when considering these issues.
IX. Reimbursement in the future is projected to be based on customer satisfaction and positive outcome. Explain why you agree or disagree with this prediction.
X. Patients often equate the quality of the service with the quality of health care. Explain how you could change this perception using surveys and research.