Question 1

After the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare (DHEW)regulations were published in 1973,all research using human subjects was required to:

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid using subjects who were ill, mentally impaired, or dying. 
B)  obtain informed consent from all subjects prior to enrollment in a study. 
C)  review only studies in which risk of harm to subjects is especially high. 
D)  undergo full institutional review to examine risks and benefits to subjects. 
A)  avoid using subjects who were ill, mentally impaired, or dying. 
B)  obtain informed consent from all subjects prior to enrollment in a study. 
C)  review only studies in which risk of harm to subjects is especially high. 
D)  undergo full institutional review to examine risks and benefits to subjects. D

Question 2

When obtaining informed consent from study subjects,the researcher will ensure that subjects freely choose whether or not to participate and will provide subjects:

Accepted Answer

A)  general knowledge and overview of the study. 
B)  information about the study methods and design. 
C)  reports about the study results and conclusions. 
D)  the right to choose whether to be in the control versus the study group. 
A)  general knowledge and overview of the study. 
B)  information about the study methods and design. 
C)  reports about the study results and conclusions. 
D)  the right to choose whether to be in the control versus the study group. A

Question 3

The purpose of an institutional review board (IRB)in a university or clinical agency is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  approve funding for studies based on ethical standards. 
B)  critically appraise ethical aspects of published studies. 
C)  define ethical standards for the institution. 
D)  protect the human rights of subjects in proposed studies. 
A)  approve funding for studies based on ethical standards. 
B)  critically appraise ethical aspects of published studies. 
C)  define ethical standards for the institution. 
D)  protect the human rights of subjects in proposed studies. D

Question 4

If a health care provider discloses information about a patient to a researcher for a study,the provider and the researcher must have a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  agreement about the study's purpose. 
B)  data use agreement. 
C)  limited data set. 
D)  written study proposal. 
A)  agreement about the study's purpose. 
B)  data use agreement. 
C)  limited data set. 
D)  written study proposal.

Question 5

A researcher conducts a study to evaluate the frequency of intimate partner violence among females treated for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).When collecting data,which action may be problematic when protecting subjects' rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allowing subjects to decline participation in the study 
B)  Approaching all patients who meet eligibility requirements 
C)  Identifying subjects with numbers instead of names 
D)  Instructing subjects to complete every item on the questionnaire 
A)  Allowing subjects to decline participation in the study 
B)  Approaching all patients who meet eligibility requirements 
C)  Identifying subjects with numbers instead of names 
D)  Instructing subjects to complete every item on the questionnaire

Question 6

When conducting research to study medical devices for human use,the nurse researcher must comply with the Department of Health and Human Services human subjects regulations as well as regulations put forth by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  American Nurses Association 
B)  Code of Federal Regulations 
C)  Food and Drug Administration 
D)  Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethics 
A)  American Nurses Association 
B)  Code of Federal Regulations 
C)  Food and Drug Administration 
D)  Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethics

Question 7

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 8

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 9

A researcher has submitted a proposal to an Institutional Review Board (IRB)to evaluate the effects of a new drug on newborn infants.In this case,members of the IRB should include: (Select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

A)  an ethicist. 
B)  a hospital pharmacist. 
C)  a neonatologist. 
D)  a pharmaceutical representative. 
A)  an ethicist. 
B)  a hospital pharmacist. 
C)  a neonatologist. 
D)  a pharmaceutical representative.

Question 10

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 in 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 in the Centers for Disease Control about the results of the study 
D)  Not informing the subjects' physicians that they were in the study

Question 11

Which subject groups may feel especially coerced to participate in research studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children 
B)  Institutionalized patients 
C)  Pregnant women 
D)  Terminally ill patients 
A)  Children 
B)  Institutionalized patients 
C)  Pregnant women 
D)  Terminally ill patients

Question 12

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 13

Which patient information requires deidentifying in order 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 14

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 15

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 16

A researcher wishes to study the effects of antiseizure 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 17

A researcher gives healthy adult subjects a handout explaining the nature of a study and then obtains written consent from those who choose to participate.Which statement is true about this process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjects have given informed consent for participation in the study. 
B)  Subjects have not given voluntary consent for participation in the study. 
C)  The researcher has failed to determine comprehension of the study by participants. 
D)  The researcher has not disclosed information about the study to the participants. 
A)  Subjects have given informed consent for participation in the study. 
B)  Subjects have not given voluntary consent for participation in the study. 
C)  The researcher has failed to determine comprehension of the study by participants. 
D)  The researcher has not disclosed information about the study to the participants.

Question 18

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 19

Which ethical principle protects human subjects from harm?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

In a study about pregnant women's use of tobacco,the researcher is able to link individual subjects' identities to their responses on a questionnaire,but does not share this information with others.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  anonymity. 
B)  breach of confidentiality. 
C)  confidentiality. 
D)  privacy. 
A)  anonymity. 
B)  breach of confidentiality. 
C)  confidentiality. 
D)  privacy.

After the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare (DHEW)regulations were published in 1973,all research using human subjects was required to:

When obtaining informed consent from study subjects,the researcher will ensure that subjects freely choose whether or not to participate and will provide subjects:

The purpose of an institutional review board (IRB)in a university or clinical agency is to:

If a health care provider discloses information about a patient to a researcher for a study,the provider and the researcher must have a(n):

A researcher conducts a study to evaluate the frequency of intimate partner violence among females treated for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).When collecting data,which action may be problematic when protecting subjects' rights?

When conducting research to study medical devices for human use,the nurse researcher must comply with the Department of Health and Human Services human subjects regulations as well as regulations put forth by the:

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

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 has submitted a proposal to an Institutional Review Board (IRB)to evaluate the effects of a new drug on newborn infants.In this case,members of the IRB should include: (Select all that apply)

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

Which subject groups may feel especially coerced to participate in research studies?

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 patient information requires deidentifying in order to maintain privacy? (Select all that apply)

Which is an example of falsification in research?

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

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

A researcher gives healthy adult subjects a handout explaining the nature of a study and then obtains written consent from those who choose to participate.Which statement is true about this process?

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

Which ethical principle protects human subjects from harm?

In a study about pregnant women's use of tobacco,the researcher is able to link individual subjects' identities to their responses on a questionnaire,but does not share this information with others.This is an example of:

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Exam 4: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research

After the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare (DHEW)regulations were published in 1973,all research using human subjects was required to:

When obtaining informed consent from study subjects,the researcher will ensure that subjects freely choose whether or not to participate and will provide subjects:

The purpose of an institutional review board (IRB)in a university or clinical agency is to:

If a health care provider discloses information about a patient to a researcher for a study,the provider and the researcher must have a(n):

A researcher conducts a study to evaluate the frequency of intimate partner violence among females treated for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).When collecting data,which action may be problematic when protecting subjects' rights?

When conducting research to study medical devices for human use,the nurse researcher must comply with the Department of Health and Human Services human subjects regulations as well as regulations put forth by the:

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

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 has submitted a proposal to an Institutional Review Board (IRB)to evaluate the effects of a new drug on newborn infants.In this case,members of the IRB should include: (Select all that apply)

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

Which subject groups may feel especially coerced to participate in research studies?

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 patient information requires deidentifying in order to maintain privacy? (Select all that apply)

Which is an example of falsification in research?

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

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

A researcher gives healthy adult subjects a handout explaining the nature of a study and then obtains written consent from those who choose to participate.Which statement is true about this process?

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

Which ethical principle protects human subjects from harm?

In a study about pregnant women's use of tobacco,the researcher is able to link individual subjects' identities to their responses on a questionnaire,but does not share this information with others.This is an example of:

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Introduction to the Qualitative Research

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

Outcomes Research

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