EBP#2 Chpt 7: Ethics in Nursing Research

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering ethical dilemmas, historical codes, principles of protection, and research misconduct in nursing research.

Ethical dilemma

A situation in which the rights of study participants are in direct conflict with requirements for a rigorous study.

Nuremberg Code

An international effort to establish ethical standards for research.

Declaration of Helsinki

A code of ethics for research alongside the Nuremberg Code.

ANA Ethical Guidelines in the Conduct, Dissemination, and Implementation of Nursing Research

Specific ethical codes established by the American Nurses Association for nursing research.

ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses

An ethical code established by the International Council of Nurses.

Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

Government regulations for protecting study participants in Canada.

National Statement of Ethical Conduct in Human Research

Government regulations for protecting study participants in Australia.

Belmont Report

The document issued by The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical Research that serves as the basis for regulations affecting research sponsored by the US government.

Beneficence

An ethical principle involving the right to freedom from harm and discomfort and the right to protection from exploitation.

Respect for human dignity

An ethical principle involving the right to self-determination and the right to full disclosure.

Justice

An ethical principle involving the right to fair treatment and the right to privacy.

Self-determination

The right of participants to decide voluntarily whether to participate in a study without risk of prejudicial treatment.

Full disclosure

The right of participants to have the nature of the study, the person's right to refuse participation, and the researcher's responsibilities fully described.

Informed consent

A safeguard where participants have adequate information about the research, comprehend that information, and can consent to or decline participation voluntarily.

Anonymity

A confidentiality procedure where the researcher cannot link participants to their data.

Vulnerable groups

Groups requiring special protection in research, including children, mentally or emotionally disabled people, severely ill or physically disabled people, the terminally ill, institutionalized people, and pregnant females.

Institutional Review Boards (IRB)

An external review committee that ensures the protection of human rights in research studies.

Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMB)

Groups responsible for overseeing the safety of participants and the progress of a study.

Research misconduct

Fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.

Fabrication

Making up data or results and recording or reporting them.

Falsification

Manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results.

Plagiarism

The appropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.