Question 1

Which situation may allow waiving the need to obtain written consent for participation in a research study?

Accepted Answer

A)  The researcher is conducting an informal study about heart disease. 
B)  The researcher is using questionnaires to collect data about suicide risk. 
C)  The subjects do not want documentation linking them to the study. 
D)  The subjects desire complete anonymity in the study. 
A)  The researcher is conducting an informal study about heart disease. 
B)  The researcher is using questionnaires to collect data about suicide risk. 
C)  The subjects do not want documentation linking them to the study. 
D)  The subjects desire complete anonymity in the study. C

Question 2

To safeguard the right to self-determination among research subjects,the researcher will ensure that subjects

Accepted Answer

A)  are afforded anonymity to the researcher and the reader. 
B)  are allowed to choose whether to be in a control or a study group. 
C)  may choose whether or not to participate in a study. 
D)  receive a large monetary reward for participating in the study. 
A)  are afforded anonymity to the researcher and the reader. 
B)  are allowed to choose whether to be in a control or a study group. 
C)  may choose whether or not to participate in a study. 
D)  receive a large monetary reward for participating in the study. C

Question 3

According to the HIPAA privacy rules,which are covered entities that may use and disclose a limited data set to researchers for study? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Health plans 
B)  Healthcare providers 
C)  Institutional Review Boards 
D)  Researchers 
A)  Health plans 
B)  Healthcare providers 
C)  Institutional Review Boards 
D)  Researchers A,B

Question 4

A nurse researcher who wishes to use animals in a research study must include which elements in an animal use protocol? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal living conditions and veterinary care 
B)  Assurances that animals will be kept alive 
C)  Justification for the use of animals over humans 
D)  Procedures to minimize pain and distress 
A)  Animal living conditions and veterinary care 
B)  Assurances that animals will be kept alive 
C)  Justification for the use of animals over humans 
D)  Procedures to minimize pain and distress

Question 5

Which of the following are true statements about genomic research? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Genomic research is a promising area of science related to human disease and healing. 
B)  Genomic research involves unethical challenges dues to the potential that the subject can be identified by the data. 
C)  The Human Genome Project funded by NIH recognized from the onset the ethical and legal dilemmas of genomic research. 
D)  Broad consent in the revised Common Rule was developed to address some of the unresolved issues in genomics research. 
E)  De-identification of data and ownership of specimens are two of the unresolved issues in genomics research. 
A)  Genomic research is a promising area of science related to human disease and healing. 
B)  Genomic research involves unethical challenges dues to the potential that the subject can be identified by the data. 
C)  The Human Genome Project funded by NIH recognized from the onset the ethical and legal dilemmas of genomic research. 
D)  Broad consent in the revised Common Rule was developed to address some of the unresolved issues in genomics research. 
E)  De-identification of data and ownership of specimens are two of the unresolved issues in genomics research.

Question 6

When a researcher indicates that assent for participation was gained in a study involving 10-year-old children,this indicates which has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  The children gave informed consent to participate in the study. 
B)  The children have agreed to be subjects in the study. 
C)  The parents granted approval for their children to participate. 
D)  The parents do not need to give consent because the children gave consent. 
A)  The children gave informed consent to participate in the study. 
B)  The children have agreed to be subjects in the study. 
C)  The parents granted approval for their children to participate. 
D)  The parents do not need to give consent because the children gave consent.

Question 7

A researcher wishes to study the effects of anti-seizure medications on adult subjects who have severe cognitive impairments.Which statement is true about using these subjects in research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assent must be gained from the subjects and is sufficient for participation. 
B)  A legally authorized guardian must give informed consent. 
C)  These adults cannot be used as subjects for this study. 
D)  The subjects' physicians must give consent for participation in the study. 
A)  Assent must be gained from the subjects and is sufficient for participation. 
B)  A legally authorized guardian must give informed consent. 
C)  These adults cannot be used as subjects for this study. 
D)  The subjects' physicians must give consent for participation in the study.

Question 8

Which ethical principle includes the right to self-determination and the right to full disclosure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beneficence 
B)  Ethics 
C)  Justice 
D)  Respect for persons 
A)  Beneficence 
B)  Ethics 
C)  Justice 
D)  Respect for persons

Question 9

A researcher using a small sample of an easily distinguishable group of subjects wishes to use extensive quotes in the research report.This researcher risks

Accepted Answer

A)  a loss of study validity. 
B)  breaching confidentiality. 
C)  losing objectivity. 
D)  reduction of benefits to subjects. 
A)  a loss of study validity. 
B)  breaching confidentiality. 
C)  losing objectivity. 
D)  reduction of benefits to subjects.

Question 10

An important initial focus of the Declaration of Helsinki,developed in 1964,was to

Accepted Answer

A)  differentiate therapeutic from nontherapeutic research. 
B)  define the concept of informed consent of research subjects. 
C)  prevent the use of placebos during clinical drug trials. 
D)  prohibit nontherapeutic research to protect subjects from harm. 
A)  differentiate therapeutic from nontherapeutic research. 
B)  define the concept of informed consent of research subjects. 
C)  prevent the use of placebos during clinical drug trials. 
D)  prohibit nontherapeutic research to protect subjects from harm.

Question 11

A researcher wants to study whether showing a video about car safety increases the likelihood of car seat use among a group of first-time parents.When obtaining informed consent,the researcher must include: Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  an assurance of anonymity. 
B)  a statement of the research purpose. 
C)  consent to incomplete disclosure. 
D)  voluntary participation. 
A)  an assurance of anonymity. 
B)  a statement of the research purpose. 
C)  consent to incomplete disclosure. 
D)  voluntary participation.

Question 12

Which is an example of falsification in research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Citing work by another researcher and claiming it as one's own 
B)  Making up statistics about the incidence of reactions to an intervention 
C)  Omitting data about a subject that disproves the researcher's hypothesis 
D)  Using data gained without the consent of the research subjects 
A)  Citing work by another researcher and claiming it as one's own 
B)  Making up statistics about the incidence of reactions to an intervention 
C)  Omitting data about a subject that disproves the researcher's hypothesis 
D)  Using data gained without the consent of the research subjects

Question 13

A special concern when conducting research using terminally ill cancer patients as subjects is

Accepted Answer

A)  an inability to randomly assign subjects to study groups. 
B)  an increased risk of harm with decreased benefits. 
C)  difficulty enlisting subjects for participation in the study. 
D)  poor control of extraneous variables. 
A)  an inability to randomly assign subjects to study groups. 
B)  an increased risk of harm with decreased benefits. 
C)  difficulty enlisting subjects for participation in the study. 
D)  poor control of extraneous variables.

Question 14

When a prospective subject has decided to take part in a research study of his or her own volition,without coercion or any undue influence describes which element of Informed Consent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disclosure 
B)  Comprehension 
C)  Competence 
D)  Voluntary agreement 
A)  Disclosure 
B)  Comprehension 
C)  Competence 
D)  Voluntary agreement

Question 15

Which patient information requires de-identifying to maintain privacy? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  E-mail addresses 
B)  Full-face photographs 
C)  State of residence 
D)  Medical record numbers 
A)  E-mail addresses 
B)  Full-face photographs 
C)  State of residence 
D)  Medical record numbers

Question 16

A researcher will have greater success gaining approval for a research study involving pregnant women if which provision is put into place?

Accepted Answer

A)  Care is taken to maintain strict confidentiality of subjects. 
B)  Consent is given by the pregnant women's significant others. 
C)  Subjects may experience therapeutic effects from the intervention. 
D)  Subjects receive financial rewards for participation in the study. 
A)  Care is taken to maintain strict confidentiality of subjects. 
B)  Consent is given by the pregnant women's significant others. 
C)  Subjects may experience therapeutic effects from the intervention. 
D)  Subjects receive financial rewards for participation in the study.

Question 17

A researcher makes an honest error when tabulating and analyzing research findings.According to the Office of Research Integrity,this constitutes

Accepted Answer

A)  fabrication. 
B)  falsification. 
C)  misrepresentation. 
D)  no misconduct. 
A)  fabrication. 
B)  falsification. 
C)  misrepresentation. 
D)  no misconduct.

Question 18

The greatest risk to a person confined to an institution who is a research subject is

Accepted Answer

A)  diminished autonomy. 
B)  discomfort. 
C)  lack of information. 
D)  lack of privacy. 
A)  diminished autonomy. 
B)  discomfort. 
C)  lack of information. 
D)  lack of privacy.

Question 19

Which of the following are true statements about informed consent? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Informed consent is the process of providing information to a potential subject and the opportunity to participate in the study. 
B)  The process ends with the subject's signature on a document agreeing to be in a study. 
C)  A potential subject's decision about whether to participate is the informing part of the process. 
D)  Informed consent is incomplete or unethical unless all three elements are incorporated. 
E)  The documentation of informed consent depends on the study's level of risk and the requirement of the IRB who approves the study. 
A)  Informed consent is the process of providing information to a potential subject and the opportunity to participate in the study. 
B)  The process ends with the subject's signature on a document agreeing to be in a study. 
C)  A potential subject's decision about whether to participate is the informing part of the process. 
D)  Informed consent is incomplete or unethical unless all three elements are incorporated. 
E)  The documentation of informed consent depends on the study's level of risk and the requirement of the IRB who approves the study.

Question 20

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study violated several ethical principles in which way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coercion of subjects to participate in the study in exchange for treatment 
B)  Failing to inform subjects about the purpose and procedures in the study 
C)  Failing to inform the Centers for Disease Control about the results of the study 
D)  Not informing the subjects' physicians that they were in the study 
A)  Coercion of subjects to participate in the study in exchange for treatment 
B)  Failing to inform subjects about the purpose and procedures in the study 
C)  Failing to inform the Centers for Disease Control about the results of the study 
D)  Not informing the subjects' physicians that they were in the study

Which situation may allow waiving the need to obtain written consent for participation in a research study?

To safeguard the right to self-determination among research subjects,the researcher will ensure that subjects

According to the HIPAA privacy rules,which are covered entities that may use and disclose a limited data set to researchers for study? Select all that apply.

A nurse researcher who wishes to use animals in a research study must include which elements in an animal use protocol? Select all that apply.

Which of the following are true statements about genomic research? Select all that apply.

When a researcher indicates that assent for participation was gained in a study involving 10-year-old children,this indicates which has occurred?

A researcher wishes to study the effects of anti-seizure medications on adult subjects who have severe cognitive impairments.Which statement is true about using these subjects in research?

Which ethical principle includes the right to self-determination and the right to full disclosure?

A researcher using a small sample of an easily distinguishable group of subjects wishes to use extensive quotes in the research report.This researcher risks

An important initial focus of the Declaration of Helsinki,developed in 1964,was to

A researcher wants to study whether showing a video about car safety increases the likelihood of car seat use among a group of first-time parents.When obtaining informed consent,the researcher must include: Select all that apply.

Which is an example of falsification in research?

A special concern when conducting research using terminally ill cancer patients as subjects is

When a prospective subject has decided to take part in a research study of his or her own volition,without coercion or any undue influence describes which element of Informed Consent?

Which patient information requires de-identifying to maintain privacy? Select all that apply.

A researcher will have greater success gaining approval for a research study involving pregnant women if which provision is put into place?

A researcher makes an honest error when tabulating and analyzing research findings.According to the Office of Research Integrity,this constitutes

The greatest risk to a person confined to an institution who is a research subject is

Which of the following are true statements about informed consent? Select all that apply.

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study violated several ethical principles in which way?

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Exam 4: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research

Which situation may allow waiving the need to obtain written consent for participation in a research study?

To safeguard the right to self-determination among research subjects,the researcher will ensure that subjects

According to the HIPAA privacy rules,which are covered entities that may use and disclose a limited data set to researchers for study? Select all that apply.

A nurse researcher who wishes to use animals in a research study must include which elements in an animal use protocol? Select all that apply.

Which of the following are true statements about genomic research? Select all that apply.

When a researcher indicates that assent for participation was gained in a study involving 10-year-old children,this indicates which has occurred?

A researcher wishes to study the effects of anti-seizure medications on adult subjects who have severe cognitive impairments.Which statement is true about using these subjects in research?

Which ethical principle includes the right to self-determination and the right to full disclosure?

A researcher using a small sample of an easily distinguishable group of subjects wishes to use extensive quotes in the research report.This researcher risks

An important initial focus of the Declaration of Helsinki,developed in 1964,was to

A researcher wants to study whether showing a video about car safety increases the likelihood of car seat use among a group of first-time parents.When obtaining informed consent,the researcher must include: Select all that apply.

Which is an example of falsification in research?

A special concern when conducting research using terminally ill cancer patients as subjects is

When a prospective subject has decided to take part in a research study of his or her own volition,without coercion or any undue influence describes which element of Informed Consent?

Which patient information requires de-identifying to maintain privacy? Select all that apply.

A researcher will have greater success gaining approval for a research study involving pregnant women if which provision is put into place?

A researcher makes an honest error when tabulating and analyzing research findings.According to the Office of Research Integrity,this constitutes

The greatest risk to a person confined to an institution who is a research subject is

Which of the following are true statements about informed consent? Select all that apply.

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study violated several ethical principles in which way?

Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses

Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review

Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks

Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs

Examining Populations and Samples in Research

Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research

Understanding Statistics in Research

Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice

Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed Methods and Outcomes Research

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