In my paper that focused on the concept of Big Data Analytics, I feel I did a pretty nice job of integrating sources, as I used them to support my claims, as well as included quotes as evidence to explain my stance to my readers. While writing this paper, I focused on making sure that my sources were evenly distributed throughout my paper. Meaning, I made sure that I used about the same amount of information from each of my sources. I also made sure that there was, for most of my paragraphs, more that one source included, to ensure that the point I was making was very strong and supported by more than one piece of solid evidence. Below, you will find a sample paragraph from my big data analytics essay, that will demonstrate my usage of quotes, and integration of sources into my final paper.
Sample Paragraph:
As complex and overwhelming as it may seem, big data greatly improves the nursing field, as it allows nurses to, according to researchers, “create strong linkages between the causes and outcomes of disease states… and improve the understanding of health behaviors” (Barton 123). Big data will allow nurses to do background checks on a their patient’s medical history, as well as other nurses patients, to help determine which treatment will work best as defending against what disease, also helping them figure out which treatments are not successful. Analytics and technologies will insure that infectious disease are linked to exposures or vaccination patterns, which can prevent the spread of illness. If we promote the use of big data analytics in nursing, we have the possibility to detect diseases in a way that will reduce the overall levels of the diseases that are affecting the lives of a large number of people. In her article “How big data can improve health care,” Amy Garcia interviews one of her colleagues named Heather. Speaking about Heather’s response, Garcia writes, “She recalls that her hospital uses an algorithm that monitors clinical documentation to detect patterns indicating early sepsis, which has decreased mortality 24%. And she learns that her grandmother’s nursing home decreased pressure-ulcer incidence by adopting evidence-based protocols developed by using big data” (55). This is proof that use of big data in the nursing field, can improve lives, “reduce patient mortality, and prevent hospital outbreaks” (Raghupathi 3), revolutionizing healthcare.
