Title: Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Research
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1:  Negligence can occur in clinical research when the researcher:
A: fails to obtain informed consent
B: uses an instrument known to be defective
C: distributes information known to be incorrect
D: fails to protect a subject's privacy

2:  Which legal claim can be filed by a subject if a researcher fails obtain informed consent for treatment when conducting a research study?
A: Negligence
B: Discrimination
C: Breach of confidence
D: Battery

3:  Which statement is true about the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
A: It governs a person's right to privacy of health care information.
B: It oversees all research involving human subjects.
C: It stipulates the need for informed consent of subjects in research studies.
D: It protects patients from reasonable treatment in experimental studies.

4:  A nurse researcher designs a survey to be mailed to a group of advanced practice nurses. It must be reviewed by the hospital's Institutional Review Board (IRB). What category of review most probably covers this type of research?
A: Full review
B: Survey review
C: Expedited review
D: Protective review

5:  Exempt reviews of research by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) are used when:
A: vulnerable populations are involved
B: the research is approved by the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C: the study proposed poses minimal risk to subjects
D: the study proposed poses no risk to subjects

6:  The following research activities are exempt from IRB (Institutional Review Board) review, except:
A: quality improvement projects
B: research involving the collection of existing public records
C: research involving pregnant women
D: research involving anonymous surveys

7:  When publication of findings is planned on completion of the research, IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval is:
A: waived
B: required
C: optional
D: discretionary

8:  Quality improvement studies are usually exempt from IRB (Institutional Review Board) review except when:
A: results will be published
B: data is collected on patient care
C: results will be reviewed by hospital administrators
D: data is collected through the use of surveys

9:  To avoid accusations of discrimination, a researcher must:
A: obtain informed consent for all subjects in the study
B: ensure confidentiality of a subject's health care records
C: ensure regular communication among members of the research team
D: specify valid inclusion and exclusion criteria for the sampling

10:  All of the following elements must be included when preparing an IRB (Institutional Review Board) form, except:
A: risks to subjects
B: benefits to subjects
C: how data will be analyzed
D: how subjects will be selected

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