08 Aug EPB committee asks you to conduct qualitative research related to your chosen health care topic
Assignment Content
- This week the chair of the EPB committee asks you to conduct qualitative research related to your chosen health care topic, continuing to build on the research work you’ve completed. The chair wants you to prepare a press release for the media to inform the local community about the diagnosis you have chosen to research, specifically qualitative research and its importance to your topic. Refer to your chosen health care topic or diagnosis. Select 3 qualitative research articles that inform the study of your topic.
- Develop a 300-word press release that critiques the study, including the above elements of a qualitative critique.
- A press release presents a short summary of a research study, written in a clear, concise, and engaging manner that will be understood by nonexpert or nonscientific readers. Ensure that your facts are accurate.
Include the following in your press release:
- A snapshot of the research study
- Answer the following questions:
- Who (the authors)
- What (the main finding of the study)
- When (date of publication and journal in which it was published)
- Where (where was the study completed—university, scientific lab, etc.)
- Why (the relevance of the study to the reader—why are the results exciting or unexpected?)
Read the following articles in the University Library for information on writing a press release and samples:
- Male patients are missing out. (2018, April 23). Plus Company Updates.
- MSU to lead study examining COVID-19’s effect on U.S. nursing workforce. (2020, November 11). Indian eGov Newswire, NA.
- Wolff, I. (2009). The best medicine: Writing accurate news releases for medical research. Public Relations Tactics, 16(12), 15.
Cite references for all sources in APA 7th ed format. Resources must be from peer reviewed journals. No text books, statpearls, uptodate, medline plus, CDC, Mayo Clinic, etc….. Must be within the last 5 years (2017-2022). Use the library or google scholar to find journal articles.
