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Research ch. 5 and 6
Research
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
02/03/2011

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Belmont Report
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served as the basis for regulations affecting research sponsored by the U.S government.
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Beneficence
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which imposes a duty on researchers to minimize harm and to maximize benifits.
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stipend
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this is generous monetary incentive, offered to encourage the participantion of an economically disadvantaged group.
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full disclosure
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means that the reseacher has fully described the nature of the study, the persons right to refuse participation, the researchers reponsibilities, and likely risks and benifits.
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deception
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this can involve deliberately withholding information about the study, or providing participants with false information.
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risk benefit assessment
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this is designed to determine whether the benefits of participating in a study are in line with the costs, be they financial, physical, emotional, or social.
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minimal risk
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defined as a risk expected to be no greater than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during routine physical or psychological tests.
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informed consent
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participants have adequate information regarding the research, comprehend the information and have the powerof free choice
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implied consent
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researchers assume this when the return of the completed questionnaire reflects the responents voluntary consent to participate.
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process consent
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reseachers continously renegotiatie the consent, allowing participants to play a collaborative role in the decision making process regarding their ongiong participation.
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Anonymity
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the most secure means of protectin gconfidentiality occurs when even the reseacher cannot link participants to their data.
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confidentiality
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this is a pledge that any information participants provide will notbe publicly reported in a manner that identifies them and will not be made accessible to others.
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debriefing
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this is especially important when the data collection has been stressful or when ethical guidlines have to be bent.
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vulnerable subjects
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may be incapable of giving fully informed consent or may be at high risk of unintended side effects becuase of their circumstances.
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assent
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this refers to the chils affimative agreement to participate.
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Institutional Review Board

(IRB)

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before undertaking their study reseacher must submit reseach plans to this and must also undergo training.
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research problem
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is a perplexing or troubling situation that a reseachers wants to address through disciplined inquiry.
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Problem statement
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articulates the nature, context and significance of a problem to be studied. problem statement typically include several companents to develop an argument.
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statement of purpose
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this summarizes the overall study goal, identifies the key concepts and the study group or population. communicated thought the use of verbs and other key terms.
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research question
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is the specific query reseachers whan to answer in addresing the research problem.
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hypothesis
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is a statement of predicted relationships between two or more varibales.
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directional hypotheses
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predict the direction of a relationship
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nondirectional
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predict the existence of relationhips not their directions

 

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reserach hypotheses
Definition
predict the existence of relationships
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null hypothesees
Definition
express the absence of a relationship
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