NURS 3150 – Week 2 Quiz
Question 1
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) influenced ethics in research
by:
A) Increasing funding for health research
B) Enhancing privacy standards for health information
C) Mandating patient participation in all studies
D) Limiting the types of diseases that can be studied
Answer: B) Enhancing privacy standards for health information
Question 2
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was a violation of which standard of research ethics?
A) Informed Consent
B) Beneficence
C) Justice
D) All of these are correct
Answer: D) All of these are correct
Question 3
A researcher is studying post-partum depression. She leaves her office with the computer screen
on and several employees have access to the results of an individual’s answers on a depression
scale. This best describes an example of a violation of which of the following human rights?
A) Informed Consent
B) Privacy
C) Autonomy
D) Justice
Answer: B) Privacy
Question 4
An undergraduate student receives a survey in the mail. The information included with the
survey indicates the purpose of the study is to understand the stresses experienced with dorm life.
The student later learns the survey was used to develop marketing information to market dorm
life to prospective students. This is an example of:
A) Informed Consent
B) Deception
C) Exploitation
D) Coercion
Answer: B) Deception
Question 5
Neonates may participate in clinical research if:
A) The research has minimal risks involved
B) The research has the potential to enhance the probability of survival of the neonate
C) Parental consent is not required
D) The study is funded by a government agency
Answer: B) The research has the potential to enhance the probability of survival of the neonate
Question 6
Individuals in an outpatient cardiac clinic are recruited for a clinical trial to test the effectiveness
of a new beta blocker. Any individual may decide not to participate without fear of affecting the
current medical treatment. This best defines which of the following human rights?
A) Privacy
B) Informed Consent
C) Self-determination
D) Justice
Answer: C) Self-determination
Question 7
An individual who agrees to participate in a study has the right to fair treatment. This best
defines which of the following human rights?
A) Autonomy
B) Justice
C) Informed Consent
D) Privacy
Answer: B) Justice
Question 8
A researcher is recruiting elderly females in an assisted living center to participate in a study
testing a dietary supplement to help prevent osteoporosis. The researcher explains that every
attempt will be made to prevent any harm to the individual’s overall health if the supplement is
taken with breakfast every morning. This best defines which of the following principles?
A) Justice
B) Autonomy
C) Beneficence
D) Non-maleficence
Answer: C) Beneficence
Question 9
Individual information may be used in a study if there is a process to de-identify specific
elements. Which of the following data would need to be coded so the individual person could not
be identified?
A) Names
B) Social Security numbers
C) Addresses
D) All of these are correct
Answer: D) All of these are correct
Question 10
A researcher is performing a study on the effects of biofeedback on blood pressure and treatment
of hypertension. The level of protection from harm must be identified in any study. This study
most likely would be classified as:
A) Minimal risk
B) Temporary discomfort
C) Significant risk
D) Greater than minimal risk
Answer: A) Minimal risk
Question 11
A benefit-risk ratio must be determined when designing a study. A research benefit could include
all but:
A) Improved health outcomes
B) Access to new treatments
C) Compensation for participation in the study
D) Contribution to scientific knowledge
Answer: C) Compensation for participation in the study
Question 12
A research team is preparing a report of the findings of their clinical trial on a new medication
for treatment of parathyroid disease. A decision was made to eliminate ten of the subjects
because their blood calcium levels were abnormal at week 10 of the study and resulted in nonsignificant clinical findings. This is an example of:
A) Fabrication
B) Falsification
C) Selective reporting
D) Non-compliance
Answer: B) Falsification
Question 13
A graduate student is preparing the proposal for his thesis and wants to use Watson’s Theory of
Caring as the conceptual model for the study. He searches the web and finds a discussion of the
theory and how it is applied to clinical research. He decides this is written very clearly and wants
to use this information word for word in his thesis. This is an example of which of the following?
A) Paraphrasing
B) Citation
C) Plagiarism
D) Collaboration
Answer: C) Plagiarism
Question 14
Clinical studies utilizing human subjects must receive Institutional Review Board (IRB)
approval. Which of the following information must be submitted to the IRB?
A) Research methodology
B) Informed consent documents
C) Potential risks and benefits
D) All of these elements must be included in the proposal
Answer: D) All of these elements must be included in the proposal
Question 15
The IRB approves using information in a medical record data set as long as the patient
identifying information is removed. What level of subject consent would be required before the
researcher could access the data?
A) Verbal consent
B) Written consent
C) Implied consent
D) None
Answer: D) None
