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NSG 4100 EXAM 3 LATEST 2026/2027
AND A NEW UPDATED STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |GUARANTEED PASS
A+ (FULL REVISED) ACTUAL NSG 4100
EXAM 3
Question 1
A nurse researcher is planning a study involving cognitively
impaired elderly residents in a long-term care facility. Which
of the following actions is MOST essential prior to initiating the
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study?
A. Obtaining assent from participants and consent from
legal guardians
B. Offering monetary compensation for participation C.
Conducting the study without informed consent to avoid
distress
D. Excluding all cognitively impaired individuals from research
Answer: A
Rationale: For vulnerable populations such as cognitively
impaired individuals, researchers must obtain assent from
participants (when possible) AND legally authorized
representative consent. Option B could constitute undue
influence. Option C violates ethical principles of autonomy and
informed consent. Option D is unnecessarily restrictive as
cognitively impaired individuals have the right to participate in
research with proper protections.
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Question 2
The Belmont Report established three fundamental ethical
principles for research involving human subjects. Which of the
following correctly identifies these three principles?
A. Privacy, confidentiality, and anonymity
B. Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice
C. Informed consent, risk-benefit analysis, and debriefing
D. Nonmaleficence, veracity, and fidelity
Answer: B
Rationale: The Belmont Report (1979) established: (1) Respect
for persons - recognizing autonomy and protecting those with
diminished autonomy; (2) Beneficence - maximizing benefits
and minimizing harms; (3) Justice - fair distribution of research
burdens and benefits. Options A and D are related ethical
concepts but not the three Belmont principles. Option C
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describes applications of ethical principles rather than the
principles themselves.
Question 3
A researcher plans to conduct a study comparing two wound
care protocols. Participants will be randomly assigned to either
the experimental group (new foam dressing) or control group
(standard gauze dressing). The researcher obtains written
informed consent. This represents which level of ethical review?
A. Exempt review
B. Expedited review
C. Full board review
D. Waiver of consent
Answer: B
Rationale: This study involves minimal risk and compares
standard versus experimental treatments, which typically
NSG 4100 EXAM 3 LATEST 2026/2027
AND A NEW UPDATED STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |GUARANTEED PASS
A+ (FULL REVISED) ACTUAL NSG 4100
EXAM 3
Question 1
A nurse researcher is planning a study involving cognitively
impaired elderly residents in a long-term care facility. Which
of the following actions is MOST essential prior to initiating the
,Page 2 of 301
study?
A. Obtaining assent from participants and consent from
legal guardians
B. Offering monetary compensation for participation C.
Conducting the study without informed consent to avoid
distress
D. Excluding all cognitively impaired individuals from research
Answer: A
Rationale: For vulnerable populations such as cognitively
impaired individuals, researchers must obtain assent from
participants (when possible) AND legally authorized
representative consent. Option B could constitute undue
influence. Option C violates ethical principles of autonomy and
informed consent. Option D is unnecessarily restrictive as
cognitively impaired individuals have the right to participate in
research with proper protections.
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Question 2
The Belmont Report established three fundamental ethical
principles for research involving human subjects. Which of the
following correctly identifies these three principles?
A. Privacy, confidentiality, and anonymity
B. Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice
C. Informed consent, risk-benefit analysis, and debriefing
D. Nonmaleficence, veracity, and fidelity
Answer: B
Rationale: The Belmont Report (1979) established: (1) Respect
for persons - recognizing autonomy and protecting those with
diminished autonomy; (2) Beneficence - maximizing benefits
and minimizing harms; (3) Justice - fair distribution of research
burdens and benefits. Options A and D are related ethical
concepts but not the three Belmont principles. Option C
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describes applications of ethical principles rather than the
principles themselves.
Question 3
A researcher plans to conduct a study comparing two wound
care protocols. Participants will be randomly assigned to either
the experimental group (new foam dressing) or control group
(standard gauze dressing). The researcher obtains written
informed consent. This represents which level of ethical review?
A. Exempt review
B. Expedited review
C. Full board review
D. Waiver of consent
Answer: B
Rationale: This study involves minimal risk and compares
standard versus experimental treatments, which typically
