Introduction to Research Article
Before embarking on the search process, it was important to evaluate the area of interest for research, which would help towards development of keywords that would be utilized in the research process. The area of interest for this article review was biomedical informatics, which is an area of health care technology highlighted within this research article. The database used in this particular search was EBSCOHOST to find an article that would suit the topical area for the research process. The search strategy utilized in this process involved having to consider the validity of the research information published as a way of narrowing down the best articles. In addition, narrowing down of the keywords used in the research process was important, as it provided the researcher with a basic understanding of the quality of research articles gathered.
The researcher embarked on a process to refine the keywords based on the article expectations. The refined keywords had the capacity of presenting articles that would provide high quality of information. The researcher also focused on refining the search by finding peer-reviewed articles, which are scholarly articles that would provide viable information for the research process. Peer-reviewed articles present viable information as the authors are scholars in their specific areas of research. The keywords utilized in the search process were ‘biomedical informatics,’ as this was the area of interest for the researcher. The keywords helped in assisting the researcher in finding relevant research articles that would provide relevant information. One term discovered during the search process was data mining, which refers to the process involved in the collection of information from different sources.
Review of Research
In the article, Public health platforms: an emerging informatics approach to health professional learning and development, the researcher evaluates a new approach undertaken by health processes as part of learning and development. According to Gray (2016), biomedical informatics has become an important part of the health care industry especially in dealing with data management. Consequently, this has established a viable platform for health professionals to embrace the need for informatics as part of their professional development strategies. Richardson, Bouquin, Tmanova, and Wright (2015) support these findings from the article through the research on the importance of biomedical informatics in the health care industry. These authors also indicate that biomedical informatics literacy has become one of the notable areas of consideration for nursing students. That enhances their understanding on the need for having to use information in trying to achieve their goals and objectives of trying to build their careers in the health care industry.
The research methodology utilized within this research article is in-depth literature review whereby the author evaluates previous research articles published within the same area of interest. Evaluation of previous research was important for the author in trying to ensure that the conclusions reached are valid and reliable based on expectations from individual readers (Chen, Qian, Yan, & Shen, 2013). Based on the presentation of information, it is evident that the research conducted is valid, as the research focuses on supporting his position in the article with evidence from previous researches on the same topic. That acts as a justification for having to use this article in the research process based on the viability of the information presented. Regarding its limitations, it is evident that the author may have experienced significant limitations attributed to lack of a clear background analysis of the previous research studies. The lack of a clear background analysis creates a situation where the author tends to experience challenges in trying to support his arguments with evidence that would support the findings.
Applicability to Nursing Practice
Regarding applicability of the research conducted, it is evident that the author ensures that the nature of research aligns to expectations in nursing. Gray (2016) argues that public health has experienced major issues on matters associated with quality health care service delivery. That creates a higher demand for implementation of biomedical informatics within the health care delivery system. That, in turn, indicates that the author leans more towards finding solutions to some of the health care challenges when dealing with public health. The research also may also have a major impact on nursing with regard to improved sharing of information between nurses working within different departments. Jiang et al (2013) argue that sharing of information is one of the key challenges affecting the quality of health care service delivery in both public and private health facilities. However, utilization of biomedical informatics would help towards enhanced capacities for nurses to share information.
Future Considerations
Based on the nature of research conducted in this article, it is evident that it may be used in several ways towards building additional knowledge for medical students and enhancing overall outlook of the health care industry. The research may be used towards providing students with basic information on biomedical informatics, as well as, its impact on nursing practice. That would provide these students with basic platforms allowing them to come up with new measures that would help towards maintaining basic avenues for integration of biomedical informatics in other areas within the health care industry.
References
Chen, J., Qian, F., Yan, W., & Shen, B. (2013). Translational biomedical informatics in the cloud: present and future. BioMed Research International, 1(1), 1-8.
Gray, K. (2016). Public health platforms: an emerging informatics approach to health professional learning and development. Journal of Public Health Research, 5(1), 10-13.
Jiang, X. et al (2013). Recent trends in biomedical informatics: a study based on JAMIA articles. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 20(e2), e198-e205.
Richardson, J. E., Bouquin, D. R., Tmanova, L. L., & Wright, D. (2015). Information and informatics literacies of first-year medical students. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 103(4), 198-202.
