EBP Exam 3- CITI Q's

When evaluating risks of harm, IRBs must determine that: A. Long-range effects of applying knowledge gained have been considered. B. Risks are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits. C. Important knowledge must be expected to result from the research. D. Subjects derive individual benefit from study participation.

B

The informed consent document, regardless of the research topic, must always include the following: A. A statement describing the extent, if any, to which confidentiality of records identifying the subject will be maintained. B. The consequences of a subject's decision to withdraw from the research and procedures for orderly termination of participation by the subject. C. The approximate number of subjects involved in the study. D. A statement that any significant new findings that might affect a subject's willingness to take part will be provided to the subject.

A

When the primary potential harm is the breach of individually identifiable data, to protect against such disclosures researchers should: A. Encrypt the data and store it in password protected files on institutionally maintained servers with limited access. B. Substitute codes for identifiers and maintain code lists and data files in separate files in the research laboratory. C. Only report aggregate data in aggregate form. D. Have the files in physical possession at all times.

A

According to the criteria for IRB approval, when considering equitable treatment of subjects, special care must be taken with which of the following populations? A. Adult education students B. Prisoners C. Classroom teachers D. Union workers

B

Which of the following practices is an example of how the principle of beneficence is applied to a study involving human subjects? A. Providing detailed information about the study to potential subjects. B. Ensuring that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits. C. Ensuring that subjects understand that participation is voluntary. D. Ensuring that the selection of subjects is fair.

B

Which of the following proposed studies would constitute human subjects research as defined under the federal regulations? A. A researcher conducts a comparison of the comments made in a publicly available blog and the blogger's comments on a similar topic in a weekly magazine. B. A researcher from a school of social work obtains access to students' academic records (including identifiable information) to assess the effect of drug awareness programs on student academic achievement. C. An organization for women academics in engineering asks a federal agency to provide the number of women investigators funded by that agency to include in a report for its membership. D. A researcher uses ships' manifest records of people who entered America between 1875 and 1880 to track the restrictions immigration laws imposed on certain ethnic immigrant groups.

B

A researcher fails to inform subjects about the risks and benefits of being in a focus group. Which of the following describes the ethical principle violated by the researcher? A. Justice B. Beneficence C. Respect for persons

C

Which of the following activities meets the federal definitions of research? A. Public Health Department review of records to determine if it should continue a well-child vaccination program B. Surveys of hospital patients about food prepared in the hospital's kitchen to improve meal service in the hospital C. Collection of elementary school test scores to evaluate the effectiveness of an experimental program to teach reading D. Evaluations of time cards by factory managers to see if a newly instituted safety program reduces time lost to injury

C

Which statement is correct about informed consent? A. It guarantees absolute confidentiality B. It is required to be conducted in the researcher's first language C. It requires disclosure of any benefits to the subject or others that may reasonably be expected D. It is a process that concludes with the signing of the consent form

C

Which of the following statements about individually identifiable research data is correct? A. Informing subjects about possible mandated releases of identifiable information is up to the researcher's discretion. B. Institutional policies override state laws with regard to the release of individually identifiable data. C. Researchers are responsible for ensuring that individually identifiable data is never released outside the research setting. D. Researchers may be required to release individually identifiable information outside the research setting.

D