A Group of Nurse Researchers Has Proposed a Study to Examine

question 10

Multiple Choice

A group of nurse researchers has proposed a study to examine the efficacy of a new wound care product. Which of the following aspects of the methodology demonstrates that the nurses are attempting to maintain the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?

• A) The nurses are taking every reasonable measure to ensure that no participants experience impaired wound healing as a result of the study intervention.
• B) The nurses have organized the study in such a way that the foreseeable risks and benefits are distributed as fairly as possible.
• C) The nurses have given multiple opportunities for potential participants to ask questions, and have been following the informed consent process systematically.
• D) The nurses have completed a literature review that suggests the new treatment may result in decreased wound healing time.

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A person engaged in the systematic investigation into and study of materials, sources, etc., to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

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