Contemporary Nursing, 1st - 2021 All Chapters
What is Bioethics - ANSWER field of study examining ethical dilemmas
surrounding advances in bioscience and diagnostic and tx procedures- ethical issues
involving medical research
Bioethics research can challenge - ANSWER the rights and privacy of its subjects
Bioethics tx may prolong life but - ANSWER deprive good quality of life
Informed consent and blind studies - ANSWER no medical research is risk free
subjects of informed consent & blind studies - ANSWER must be fully informed of
risk and give full written consent
Blind study patients - ANSWER do not know whether they are receiving the
placebo or the new agent
blind study subjects - ANSWER have no preconception about effects of drug; may
be more objective
Placebo pt - ANSWER are not receving medication for a significant period of time
IC & BS drug - ANSWER is approved by FDA- long term effects may not be fully
identified
IC & BS studies - ANSWER must meet guidelines and approval from AMA and
DHHS (Dept of Health and Human Studies)
IC & BS- hospitals and federally funded facilities must - ANSWER establish an IRB
(institutional review board) to oversee research
Conflict of interest, drug companies or shareholders - ANSWER cannot participate
if they will profit from sale or production of product
Conflict of interest, physician - ANSWER should not be part of the tracking process
for his own medical hx
Voluntary sterilization - ANSWER providers must use screening and detail issues
of consent ensure pt understands that procedure is permanent
Involuntary sterilization - ANSWER performed in the past on pt deemed unfit
mentally and/or have a severe genetic disorder;