NUR 302 - Chapter 5, Research Ch. 5 Questions with Verified
Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: Based on what we know from this chapter, the Tuskegee Syphilis Study violated which of
the following? Select all that apply.
A. Freedom from harm
B. Right to self-determination
C. Right to fair treatment
D. Privacy rule
Answer: A, B, C
Question 2: The regulations affecting the ethical conduct of research sponsored by the U.S. federal
government were based on which of the following?
A. Nuremberg Code
B. Declaration of Helsinki
C. Belmont Report
D. Code of Ethics of the American Nurses Association
Answer: C. Belmont Report
Question 3: Debriefing sessions are which of the following?
A. Discussions with prospective participants to obtain informed consent
B. Discussions with participants after a study to explain various aspects of the study and provide a
forum for questioning
C. Discussions with a human subjects committee before a study to obtain permission to proceed
D. Recruitment discussions with prospective participants
Answer: B. Discussions with participants after a study to explain various aspects of the study and
provide a forum for questioning
Question 4: Which of the following are potential benefits from participating in a study? Select all
that apply.
A. Monetary gains
B. Access to a new and potentially beneficial treatment
C. Opportunity to discuss personal feelings and experiences with an objective listener
D. Opportunity to help determine the research question that the study is based on
Answer: A, B, C
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, Question 5: Which of the following comprise the three primary ethical principles articulated by the
Belmont Report? Select all that apply.
A. Beneficence
B. Respect for human dignity
C. Anonymity
D. Justice
Answer: A, B, D
Question 6: If a researcher unobtrusively studies interactions among patients in a psychiatric
hospital, what might this be called?
A. Research misconduct
B. Breach of confidentiality
C. Covert data collection
D. Deception
Answer: C. Covert data collection
Question 7: The safeguard mechanism by which even the researcher cannot link the participant with
the information provided is called which of the following?
A. Confidentiality
B. Anonymity
C. Informed consent
D. Right to privacy
Answer: B. Anonymity
Question 8: Confidentiality of study participants can be most effectively protected by which of the
following?
A. Avoiding the collection of any identifying information
B. Performing a risk/benefit assessment
C. Placing all identifying information on computer files rather than manual files
D. Obtaining informed consent from participants before the study
Answer: A. Avoiding the collection of any identifying information
Question 9: Vulnerable study participants would include which of the following?
A. Women hospitalized for a mastectomy
B. Members of a senior citizens group
C. People who do not speak English
D. Pediatric patients
Answer: D. Pediatric patients
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Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: Based on what we know from this chapter, the Tuskegee Syphilis Study violated which of
the following? Select all that apply.
A. Freedom from harm
B. Right to self-determination
C. Right to fair treatment
D. Privacy rule
Answer: A, B, C
Question 2: The regulations affecting the ethical conduct of research sponsored by the U.S. federal
government were based on which of the following?
A. Nuremberg Code
B. Declaration of Helsinki
C. Belmont Report
D. Code of Ethics of the American Nurses Association
Answer: C. Belmont Report
Question 3: Debriefing sessions are which of the following?
A. Discussions with prospective participants to obtain informed consent
B. Discussions with participants after a study to explain various aspects of the study and provide a
forum for questioning
C. Discussions with a human subjects committee before a study to obtain permission to proceed
D. Recruitment discussions with prospective participants
Answer: B. Discussions with participants after a study to explain various aspects of the study and
provide a forum for questioning
Question 4: Which of the following are potential benefits from participating in a study? Select all
that apply.
A. Monetary gains
B. Access to a new and potentially beneficial treatment
C. Opportunity to discuss personal feelings and experiences with an objective listener
D. Opportunity to help determine the research question that the study is based on
Answer: A, B, C
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, Question 5: Which of the following comprise the three primary ethical principles articulated by the
Belmont Report? Select all that apply.
A. Beneficence
B. Respect for human dignity
C. Anonymity
D. Justice
Answer: A, B, D
Question 6: If a researcher unobtrusively studies interactions among patients in a psychiatric
hospital, what might this be called?
A. Research misconduct
B. Breach of confidentiality
C. Covert data collection
D. Deception
Answer: C. Covert data collection
Question 7: The safeguard mechanism by which even the researcher cannot link the participant with
the information provided is called which of the following?
A. Confidentiality
B. Anonymity
C. Informed consent
D. Right to privacy
Answer: B. Anonymity
Question 8: Confidentiality of study participants can be most effectively protected by which of the
following?
A. Avoiding the collection of any identifying information
B. Performing a risk/benefit assessment
C. Placing all identifying information on computer files rather than manual files
D. Obtaining informed consent from participants before the study
Answer: A. Avoiding the collection of any identifying information
Question 9: Vulnerable study participants would include which of the following?
A. Women hospitalized for a mastectomy
B. Members of a senior citizens group
C. People who do not speak English
D. Pediatric patients
Answer: D. Pediatric patients
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