NSG 3029 Week 4 Discussion Ethics in Healthcare
NSG 3029 Week 4 Discussion Ethics in Healthcare
In this
assignment, you will study the role of ethics in healthcare.
Based on
your research, respond to one of the following discussion questions:
Discussion
Question 1
Read the
following article:
NSG 3029 Week 4 Discussion Ethics in Healthcare
A
Computer-Based Education Intervention to Enhance Surrogates’ Informed Consent
for Genomics Research
Ethics
guidelines now require that individuals give informed consent to participate in
research. Existing ethical guidelines do not help us decide how to seek consent
and have allowed managerial experimentation to remain unchecked.
Based on
your understanding of the topic and the article, answer the following question:
Do you
think that alternative forms of community consent should be actively pursued?
Why or why not? How would you feel if your medical records were examined and
included in research without your consent based on an illness in the past?
Discussion
Question 2
Scenario
Two nurse
researchers are interested in studying whether a pain assessment tool for
critical care patients is valid and reliable when applied to a group of
patients who cannot communicate verbally due to mechanical ventilation. They
design a validation study in which randomly selected patients will be assessed
using the tool after a painful procedure (tracheal suctioning) and after a
nonpainful procedure (oral care). If patient responses result in higher scores
after the painful procedure than after the nonpainful one, then the researchers
will conclude that the tool is effective for these patients in differentiating
pain responses from responses to nursing procedures in general.
Using the
checklist in the text, discuss and draw a conclusion as to whether this study
will likely be exempt, expedited, or full review. Would the study be considered
ethical? Explain your rationale.
Discussion
Question 3
Research a
historical experiment that impacted or helped shape the development of ethical
codes and regulations. Discuss the experiment and discuss the rights violated
within the study (if any). Discuss any outcomes or legislature associated with
the study. What type of consent would have been needed to make the study
ethical and valid?