The Role of Research Ethics and Patient Involvement in Biomedical Research Practice
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This reflection paper examines the importance of research ethics in biomedical research and argues for the necessity of patient involvement in healthcare research. The author discusses how studying research ethics history has shaped their approach to research practices and contends that excluding patients from research leads to inaccurate findings that fail to represent all stakeholders' perspectives.
What this reflection paper covers
- Introduction to research ethics and their importance in biomedical research
- Discussion of researcher responsibility in informing the public and the expanding role of nurse practitioners
- Analysis of the critical gap in patient involvement and argument for stakeholder participation in research
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Ethics govern every field, including that of research (Komic et al., 2015). Learning the history of research ethics has significantly influenced my view of biomedical research. Researchers should always take their work seriously and follow all due processes. Researchers dealing with biomedical research should be more careful. This field needs every accurate detail because it is for improving the health sector, a sector that deals with life-saving operations. Studying the history of research ethics motivates me to follow all due processes while carrying out any research practice.
Researchers have a crucial role in adequately informing people about situations in the world. From my review of the research on PICOT questions, I realized that most researchers had done enough to inform and educate the public. The healthcare sector is fragile and needs continuous research to streamline healthcare information and facts. Elias et al. (2015) say that researchers have played a significant role in facilitating the sector. The roles of nurse practitioners are expanding steadily. Some hospitals have trained nurses to expand their services to include giving necessary prescriptions without a physician, a step that I think is very helpful, especially in the rural areas where physicians are few.
However, a lot of research improvement is necessary for the healthcare sector. I realized that some researchers did not involve patients. At the center of the healthcare sector are patients meaning any research should involve them for better findings and a conclusion. Armstrong et al.