Practising Research
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Practising Research
For the longest time, children cancer has always been my main topic of interest. Specifically, Retinoblastoma has always been the topic of my interest and curiosity. I selected the specific disease because my first encounter with the disease happened in my first year of the nursing course; a family friend had a child with the disease. I had partial knowledge of the disease then, this led me to conduct thorough research on the disease to find out the risk factors associated with the disease and advanced treatment currently used in management and treatment of the disease. I identified articles from the internet and some books from the library.
The first procedure I took in the Chamberlain online was to search for retinoblastoma causes. I wanted to figure out how the disease is triggered and by what conditions or the environment. The second step was to identify the risk factors associated with Retinoblastoma. I wanted to identify the elements that increase the chances of getting the disease. To narrow down information on the disease, I typed early detection of Retinoblastoma, to determine ways to detect the disease early in children. The results indicated 515 hits. To narrow down, I specified the search to the “articles published within the last two years.”
Treatment of Retinoblastoma was my next search on the disease management. Intravenous chemotherapy was the preferred mode of treatment. The next search was the side effects associated with intravenous chemotherapy. Ancona-Lezama, Dalvin, and Shields (2020) states that, “serious side effects of IVC include cataract, ocular hypotony, injection-site pigmentation and iris and scleral thinning. “According to Ancona-Lezama, Dalvin, and Shields (2020), “retinoblastoma is considered curable with an almost 100% survival rate.” The information gives me the confidence of full recovery of the patient from the disease.
Reference
Ancona-Lezama, D., Dalvin, L. A., & Shields, C. L. (2020). Modern treatment of Retinoblastoma: A 2020 review. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 68(11), 2356.
Question
Week 8 Discussion: Practicing Research and Avoiding Plagiarism
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Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Chapters 13, 14
Lesson 2
Minimum of 1 credible source
Initial Post Instructions
Spend some time researching credible and/or scholarly sources in the Chamberlain online library based on your passions in your field. Are you, for example, keenly interested in innovations in neonatal care? Perhaps you want to discover more about advances in a particular diagnostic process or a particular form of cancer. Let your passions take you where they may in finding out what is happening right now in your field and in an area that fascinates you. Once you have chosen a source, compose your main discussion post.
What process did you use to decide on a topic and to research, narrow your search, and locate this source? (1 paragraph minimum)
Why did you ultimately choose this specific source? (1 paragraph minimum)
Practice writing your own sentence with a quotation from that source. Use a signal phrase, integrate the quotation, use quotation marks, and cite it fully directly after in an in-text parenthetical citation in correct APA. Follow this with a brief discussion of why you find the source and concept interesting, and end with a correct end reference for the source in APA style.
Example Main Post
My choice was relatively easy. While many topics interest me right now, like medicinal marijuana, errors in treatment, and postpartum procedures, I had to choose the topic of Wilms Tumor because a relative was diagnosed with the disease in December of last year. I knew nothing about Wilms until then but have since performed a good deal of amateur research on the internet to find out all about its cure rate and future implications. I had not yet performed scholarly library research on Wilms, however, so I decided this would be perfect.
I went to the main search bar in the Chamberlain online library and typed in: Wilms Tumor. I knew I would get many results, so I already had narrowing plans in mind. I did receive over 25,000 hits so began using the options. Because I want to know what is going on right now with Wilms, for example, I went ahead and cut the list straight down to only articles published very recently, and because I wanted a true scholarly article, I selected scholarly only. Also, because I wanted to be able to read the entire article, I selected full text only. Narrowing to very recent publications took me down to 668 hits, and narrowing to scholarly and full text took me to 401 hits. This is still quite a bit, so I decided to click on the “limit by subject” area. Subjects included terms like “nephroblastoma,” “children,” and “prognosis.”
The subject term that immediately caught my eye was “survival,” with 9 hits. I felt this was just right because reading an article published recently about survival called to me as a relative of a child with Wilms. In this list, one title contained the question: “Has the Final Word Been Spoken?” I was intrigued and opened and read this article. Here is my integration and citation of a quotation from the article, followed by my APA reference:
Practising Research
According to Kurian, Jehangir, and Korula (2018), “Complete tumor excision with no spill is of paramount importance” but that “biological behavior” remains “unclear, and concerted efforts to study this are required” (p. 26). This conclusion did give me hope because while I know that we always need more information, I also know that the excision for my relative was a success.
Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. In your responses to peers, feel free to discuss the researched topic, but also discuss your peer’s integration of a quotation, proper citation, and proper referencing in APA style.
Writing Requirements
Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)
APA format for in-text citations and list of references
Grading
This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:
Link (webpage): Discussion Guidelines
Course Outcomes (CO): 7
Due Date for Initial Post: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday
Due Date for Follow-Up Posts: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Saturday
References
Kurian, J. J., Jahangir, S., & Korula, A. (2018). Multiloculated cystic renal tumors of childhood: Has the final word been spoken? Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 23(1), 22-26.