The Impact of Science and Research on Healthcare Practice
Instructions
Choose one of the following to complete:
Option a) Illustrate the impact of scientific principles and practiceson a healthcare situation.
Description: Discuss how scientific principles and research affect the practice of your medical occupational specialty on a daily basis. Your discussion should include a) four scientific principles and/or practices, b) examples from the literature or from personal experience that illustrate their application, and c) a discussion of their value, i.e., how would patient care or healthcare in general be different without them? You may illustrate your response with actual or hypothetical situations or present a generic overview. Any actual situation should be presented as a hypothetical one, with any names and other identifying information changed for anonymity.
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Option b) Illustrate the use of research practices and findings in healthcare.
Description: Discuss how research principles and practices affect the practice of your medical occupational specialty on a daily basis. Your discussion should include a) four research practices and/or findings, b) examples from the literature or from personal experience that illustrate their application, and c) a discussion of their value, i.e., how would patient care or healthcare in general be different without them? You may illustrate your response with actual or hypothetical situations or present a generic overview. Any actual situation should be presented as a hypothetical one, with any names and other identifying information changed for anonymity.
Options a or b: 2–6 pages; excluding any title page, references, appendices, etc., APA, 2 references
Unit 10-A Assignment Grading Rubric = 100 points (Assignment Option A)
Assignment Requirements | Points possible | Points earned by student |
Analyze four scientific principles and/or practices in healthcare | 0–60 | |
Provide examples that illustrate their value to healthcare practice | 0–40 | |
Total (Sum of all points) | ||
Points deducted for spelling, grammar, and/or APA errors. | ||
Adjusted total points | ||
Instructor Feedback: |
*Instructor will also leave feedback comments within Assignment paper.
Unit 10-B Assignment Grading Rubric = 100 points (Assignment Option B)
Assignment Requirements | Points possible | Points earned by student |
Analyze four research practices and/or findings in healthcare | 0–60 | |
Provide examples that illustrate their value to healthcare practice | 0–40 | |
Total (Sum of all points) | ||
Points deducted for spelling, grammar, and/or APA errors. | ||
Adjusted total points | ||
Instructor Feedback: |