N420-CHAPTER 5

A researcher sends out a questionnaire over the Internet and tells people not to put identifying information on their responses. Which procedure is being described: Anonymity Confidentiality Debriefing Informed consent

Anonymity The researcher would be unable to link a person's data with identifying information, so responses would be anonymous.

A researcher tells people being interviewed in depth about their ICU experiences that their responses will not be individually divulged and their identities will be masked. Which procedure is being described: Anonymity Confidentiality Debriefing Informed consent

Confidentiality Participants would not be anonymous because the researcher would know their identities during the interview, but confidentiality has been assured.

A researcher meets with participants after data have been collected to tell them more about the study and to ask if they have questions or concerns. Which procedure is being described: Anonymity Confidentiality Debriefing Informed consent

Debriefing The researcher is taking steps to communicate concern and respect by sharing information with participants and giving them an opportunity for further interaction in a debriefing session.

Children whose siblings have died are interviewed about their experiences. After receiving information about the study, parents are asked to sign an authorization, and the children are asked about their willingness to participate. Which procedure is being described: Anonymity Confidentiality Debriefing Informed consent

Informed consent Because children are a vulnerable group, their parents were asked for their written consent to have the children participate, but the researchers showed respect for the children's autonomy by asking them for verbal assent.

A researcher tells people that their participation in a study is purely voluntary and they can withdraw at any time. Which procedure is being described: Anonymity Confidentiality Debriefing Informed consent

Informed consent The researcher is informing people that they would have to give their consent to participate and that they have the right to determine whether ongoing participation is comfortable for them.

The principle of justice ensures a research subject's right to which of the following? Self-determination Full disclosure Protection from harm Privacy

Privacy Rationale: The principle of justice ensures a research subject's right to privacy and fair treatment. The right to self-determination and the right to full disclosure are ensured by the principle of respect for human dignity. The right to protection from harm is ensured by the principle of beneficence.

Children require special protection when they are involved in a research study. True False

True Rationale: Children, because of their inability to make a truly informed decision about voluntary participation in a research study, are considered vulnerable and thus require special protection.

The Nuremberg Code was one of the first established sets of ethical standards. True False

True Rationale: One of the first international efforts to establish ethical standards was the Nuremberg Code.