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1. MC Which potential research subject is considered a vulnerable population for a research project?
A.
A 35-year-old with diagnosed schizophrenia.
B.
A 47-year-old hospitalized with cancer.
C. *
A 16-month-old hospitalized with pneumonia.
D.
A 16-month-old hospitalized with pneumonia.
2. MC The nurse researcher is developing informed consent materials for an upcoming study. Which
portion of this material should be developed with consideration of the Nuremburg Code?
A.
The section that assures the subject’s right to refuse to participate or to withdraw from the
study without penalty.
B. *
The section that describes the balance between the risks and potential benefits of
participating in the study.
C.
The section that describes how the subject’s anonymity or confidentiality will be assured
and protected.
D.
The section that discusses the compensation the subject will receive as a study
participant.
3. MC A study was conducted to evaluate staff nurses’ perceptions of a good nurse manager. The
researcher identified the nurses involved and shared individual responses with the managers. This best
describes a violation of which principle?
A.
Anonymity.
B.
Coercion.
C. *
Confidentiality.
D.
Informed consent.
4. MC A hospitalized patient is approached by a researcher and recruited to be a subject in a study. The
subject readily agrees to participate in the study. This is an example of what concept as it pertains to
research?
A.
Anonymity.
B. *
Informed consent.
C.
Protection from harm.
D.
Coercion.
5. MC What was the main ethical violation in the Tuskegee study of untreated syphilis?
A.
Confidentiality.
B.
Anonymity.
C.
Coercion.
D. *
Lack of informed consent.
6. MC An institution that receives research monies from the federal government must have which group
in place?
A.
A Nursing Research Task Force.
B.
An Ethics Committee.
C.
An Evidence-Based Practice Committee.
D. *
An Institutional Review Board.
7. MC A TV ad is recruiting subjects for free medical exams and medications and an incentive of $500
for participating in a study on the effects of depression in young adults. This recruitment best describes
which situation?
A.
Balance of risk-benefit ratio.
B. *
Coercion.
C.
Informed consent.
D.
Confidentiality.
8. MC Patients are recruited for a study on a new method of controlling postoperative nausea and
vomiting. All information about the treatment including side effects, therapeutic effects, and potential risks
are explained in the recruitment process. This describes which situation?
A.
Coercion.
B. *
Informed consent.
C.
Debriefing.
D.
Unethical behavior by the researcher.
9. MC The research assistant asks the principle investigator, “Which one of our subjects responded with
this strange statement?” The principle investigator responds, “I don’t know, I can’t connect the responses
to the subjects.” Which subject right has been protected?
A.
Confidentiality.
B.
Privacy.
C. *
Anonymity.
D.
Respect.
10. MC Which ethical principles would the student discuss when presenting on the Belmont Report?
(Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
A. *
Respect for persons.
B. *
Beneficence.
C.
Compensation.
D. *
Justice.
E. *
Autonomy.
11. MC A nursing professor is conducting research on the relationship between eye color and retention of
information presented verbally. The professor’s course grading plan includes 50 points for participating as
a study subject. Is this an ethical situation?
A.
Yes, as long as the study does not include physical risk to the participants.
B.
Yes, but the study should be reviewed by the dean of the nursing department.
C. *
No, participation in nursing research must be voluntary.
D.
No, true nursing research can only be carried out ethically in a health care environment.
12. MC A 9-year-old patient has been diagnosed with leukemia. The patient’s parents have given consent
to enroll the child in a clinical trial of a new chemotherapy regimen. What is the nurse’s primary obligation
in this scenario?
A.
Start the trial medications as soon as possible.
B.
Be certain all laboratory and diagnostic studies necessary for the trial are completed.
C. *
Advocate for the patient by requiring the child’s assent to participate in the study.
D.
Be certain to explain all procedures and nursing interventions to the patient as well as to
the parents.
13. MC The nurse who is reading a research report has concerns about the ethical aspects of the study.
Which information should reassure the nurse that the study was undertaken in an ethical manner?
A.
The report states that the principle investigator of the study is a nationally renowned
physician.
B.
The company that manufactures the medical device used in the research funded the
study.
C.
The study design reveals that no physical harm to participants was possible.
D. *
The study was reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board.
14. MC The nursing student is conducting a research project as a course assignment. One subject asks
for information on the results of the study. How should the student respond?
A.
“This is just for class, so the results will not be published.”
B.
“I don’t think I can give you the results since other people are involved.”
C. *
“Contact the nursing department office in 6 months and I will send you a copy of the
results.”
D.
“I’m sure the school will send a copy of the results to all the study participants.”
15. MC A study design requires face-to-face interviewing between the study participants and the
researcher. What is the highest level of privacy that can be assured for data in this study?
A.
Anonymity.
B. *
Confidentiality.
C.
Random selection.
D.
Partial privacy.