NU 560
Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice
Week 3
Discussion
DQ1 Locate a research study (2012 or later) on your
topic of interest. Review the
participants, procedures (methods section) of the article. Utilize the analysis
questions below to guide your review of the overall risk/ benefits ratio. Be
sure to provide a link to your article on the discussion board for your
classmates(post your response to message box and attach a PDF file of artcile
to this discussion board).
Do you think the benefits of this research outweighed the
costs to participants-what is the overall risk/benefit ratio?
Does the report indicate that the study procedures were
reviewed by an IRB or other similar institutional ethical review committee?
Would the participants in this study be considered
“vulnerable”?
Were participants subjected to any physical harm or
discomfort or psychological distress as part of the study? What efforts did the
researchers make to minimize harm and maximize good?
Were participants deceived in any way?
Were participants coerced into participating in the study?
Were appropriate informed consent procedures used?
Was there full disclosure, and was participation voluntary?
Does the report discuss steps that were taken to protect the
privacy and confidentiality of study participant?
DQ2 Adhering to ethical principles and protection of human
subjects are important considerations in
all forms of research. How stringent or similar
should these ethical principles be to the standards placed on the
conduction of clinical and/or educational research? Offer examples where
controversy exists regarding application of ethical principles in evidence-based
practice projects, best practices in education versus clinical research? Be
sure to address HIPAA and FERPA depending on your focus – clinical practice vs
academic education.