what is the purpose of research in heralth and social care?
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In layman's terms, I think it is to enable people to live healthier and happlier lives. Not everyone is blessed with perfect health / living conditions and so we need to work towards improving both of these.\n\nThis research shows that it is being looked into and there are constant improvements. People do complain that we're turning into a "Nanny State" but there must be some benefits!
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You meant a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. That's good way to proceed especially if it's a new research area.
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Literature's purpose is to help you learn to think and you study poetry to test your ability to withstand torture. :)\n\nSeriously though.... everybody has to take basics in order to have a well rounded education.  Why do you need history? Why have to study philosophy or take a sport?\n\nIt does help you as a nurse though because you need to be able to interact with people from many differing backgrounds, cultures, and experiences as a nurse. The more you widen your knowledge of a variety of things the better you will be able to serve your patient's needs. So learn grasshopper.. learn :)
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The purpose varies by user.  For some, it's a way to get information.  For others, it's a way to share their knowledge.  For some, it's a way to have fun trolling.  For others, it's a way to keep themselves distracted from works that needs to be done.  There are probably almost as many purposes as there are users.
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Applied research is done to solve specific, practical questions; its primary aim is not to gain knowledge for its own sake. It can be exploratory, but is usually descriptive. It is almost always done on the basis of basic research. Applied research can be carried out by academic or industrial institutions. Often, an academic instituion such as a university will have a specific applied research program funded by an industrial partner interested in that program. Common areas of applied research include electronics, informatics, computer science, process engineering, and drug design.
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Research and Developement.
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That's not just in nursing, it's in any medical-related field.  First of all, personal experience is what's relied upon most in medicine - if something worked in the past, let's try it again!  It can be difficult to apply research findings (that apply to a population or the 'average' person to an individual.  That said, it is amazing how many clear-cut research findings are ignored (eg look at the # of post-heart attack patients not on a beta-blocker and/or an ACE inhibitor.)  I know in at least pharmacy curricula there's a shift toward emphasizing evidence-based medicine and how to apply and evaluate research data.  So maybe there's a change-a-comin'.
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Google that and you will find as I did that there is a wealth of information on external environment analysis within health care!!!\n\nGood Luck!!!
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It allows people to see the internal structures of animals to help them gain an understanding of the human body and its functions (in a school environment) BUT...this same thing could be accomplished with a very graphically intense computer simulation as well.\n\nIn medical research it allows researchers to determine how diseases function, how to stop them, what impact various things have on living tissue, etc.
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If you are asking about scholarly work, the social science research network www.ssrn.com has working papers and some published papers for various business disciplines.\n\nYou can also try the websites of academics in the field in which you are interested.  Some post their works in progress.
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There are many books, papers and information sites about this subject (such as at the one in the source links).  You will have to narrow your search into a closely defined subject.  The way you are asking it is way to large and wide.  Go to your local library and do a short reading of several books on the subject and that will help bring into focus a single area of interest.
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Having an interest in a narrowed down topic that is phrased in the form of a question. Researching the question is fun, especially if you find resources or even one resource that gives you a new take on the subject and is a valid piece of information. Putting together and evaluating the information from several sources and using the correct research paper format is always a feeling of accomplishment.\n\nChow!!
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One use is superconductor research.\n\nhttp://www.iitap.iastate.edu/htcu/backissues/95APR01EM.TXT.html
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OK, let's say someone was looking for an answer to something that he/she wanted to know about, let's just say they wanted to know about what research was.  They would go somehow and seek an answer for their desired subject matter and then after they had done as much research as they wanted or could do then they would possibly come up with an answer . If you wanted the research to be rationale then it would have to include something that is an essential or necessary part of a system or object (system or object being in this example: research).
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Within the Public Sector / Health and Care / Health section of the ONS website, http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ , you'll find the best information that I could dredge up on the UK's state of play.\n\nThe Swiss equivalent, http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index.html , is most likely to have their data; afraid I don't ahve time to comb it myself!\n\nHope that helps...
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there r programs where they do that the best thing to do im guessing is try researching it or u culd ask like psychologists hope u find wat u need!
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Double blinding a study helps to determine the actual effect of the drug, or whatever is being tested.  If neither the participant or the investigator knows which treatment the participant is receiving, there will be less interference in the data due to placebo effects etc.\n\nThe investigator may treat the participant differently if he knows which treatment the participant is receiving.  Likewise, if the participant knows they are getting the active treatment, they may psychologically feel it is working better.