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Which is an example of a situation where deferential vulnerability
might be a factor?
A. A college professor recruiting among his students
B. An army medical officer recruiting subjects among lower ranks
C. A physician recruiting his patients
D. An employer recruiting among persons who directly report to him
C. A physician recruiting his patients
In considering NBAC's analytic approach, an otherwise competent
person who is acutely ill might be considered at especially high
risk of harm for:
A. Economic vulnerability
B. Communicative vulnerability
C. Situational cognitive vulnerability
D. Capacity-related cognitive vulnerability
C. Situational cognitive vulnerability
,When an IRB is reviewing a research study and they are considering
if a potential subject population is vulnerable, they should
consider:
A. Are there adequate resources to conduct the study?
B. Is there a power differential between researchers and subjects?
C. Are the research procedures greater than minimal risk of harm?
D. Has the researcher completed required training?
B. Is there a power differential between researchers and subjects?
Which is true of inducements in research?
A. Like coercion, undue inducement is easy for IRBs to determine.
B. Offering $10 for an hour long research study constitutes undue
inducement.
C. Inducements, like coercion, are always inappropriate, as they
violate the ethical principle of respect for persons.
D. Inducements constitute an "undue influence" if they alter a potential
subject's decision-making processes, such that they do not
appropriately weigh the risk-benefit relationship of the research.
D. Inducements constitute an "undue influence" if they alter a potential
subject's decision-making processes, such that they do not
appropriately weigh the risk-benefit relationship of the research.
,NBAC proposed a concept of vulnerability in research based on
features of potential subjects or of their situation. Which of the
following was NOT
included as possibly leading to vulnerability?
A. High risk for exploitation
B. High potential for individual benefit from participating in research
C. Difficulty providing voluntary, informed consent arising from
limitations in decision-making capacity
D. Difficulty providing voluntary, informed consent arising from or
situational circumstances
B. High potential for individual benefit from participating in research
Which of the following brought increased public attention to the
problems with the IRB system?
A. HHS Inspector General Report of 1998
B. 1983 Presidential Commission Report
C. "Shut Downs" by OHRP
D. Death of Jesse Gelsinger
D. Death of Jesse Gelsinger
, Issued in 1974, 45 CFR 46 raised which of the following to regulatory
status?
A. The 1974 National Research Act
B. The Nuremberg Code
C. Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug &
Cosmetics Act
D. US Public Health Service Policy
D. US Public Health Service Policy
The National Research Act of 1974
A. Identified the basic ethical principles of human subjects research
B. Identified guidelines to ensure the ethical conduct of research.
C. Required that all federal agencies have the same regulations
governing human subjects research.
D. Established the National Commission.
D. Established the National Commission.
Informed consent is considered an application of which Belmont
principle?
A. Non-maleficence
B. Beneficence
C. Respect for Persons
D. Justice
C. Respect for Persons