Thus Far...

     The topic of my research paper started out as Nursing and technology. After my first round of
research, I have been able to narrow down my topic to a more specific one and I have been able to  
find and gather articles from a few different angles surrounding the nursing field.

      I decided to write my paper about nursing and technology because my major is nursing and I saw an opportunity to explore something that I might have to deal with on an everyday basis. Starting out as nursing and technology, my research has help me narrow down my topic to a more specific theme. I will be discussing the advancements that have been made in the way that hospitals, and nurses specifically, monitor patients in the ICU. Through new advancements in technology, patients can now be monitored 24/7 with a camera system in their rooms, or even at their homes.

      At this point, I am still unsure of what exactly my thesis will be. It will be something around the lines of, with the advancements that have been made in the way that hospitals monitor patients, many might be concerned with the ethical issues of someone always watching. However, the benefits of this monitoring system completely outweigh these issues. I know that this is not a perfect thesis, but that is why I am keeping an open mind and this thesis will probably change.

      With doing the annotated bibliography, it helped me organize what research I did have and get an overall understanding of the articles I have found. I know that it will help me while writing my paper, which will happen soon, because I now have my research organized and if I need to find a specific piece of information in an article, I will be able to find it with ease.

      I feel as though I have a good start on my research paper. I still have an open mind on which angle I will take with my argument and I am excited to put together a final piece. I also have been exploring other aspects of my paper such as what my argumentative claim will be. Overall, the annotated bibliography was helpful in organizing my research, which is extremely beneficial to me at this point in the writing process.