Nursing Research in Canada Test
Bank Pt1 ACCURATE COMPLETE
EXAM CITED AND REFERENCED
EXAM (GUARANTEED PASS)
(UPDATED 2025)
A "captive" population of potential participants for comparing the effectiveness of a pamphlet versus a
videotape in teaching young men how to perform testicular self-examination indicates what?
a. Students in a high school health education class
b. Young men undergoing treatment for testicular cancer
c. Men who request screening information from the Canadian Cancer Society
d. People who respond to a newspaper advertisement that requests responses from
sons and brothers of men who have had testicular cancer
a. Students in a high school health education class
A nurse researcher is developing a study's informed consent form. Which statement violates the Code of
Federal Regulations?
a. "I understand that I may experience a small amount of discomfort during the
study when blood is taken from one of my veins."
b. "I understand that the investigator will not be responsible for any harm I experience that results from
negligence."
c. "I understand that I will not receive any compensation for my participation in this
research study."
d. "I understand that this study may not have any immediate benefits to me as a
result of my participation."
,b. "I understand that the investigator will not be responsible for any harm I
experience that results from negligence."
What is the basic human right that is violated when a researcher allows an unauthorized person access
to study data containing information about participant identities and responses?
a. Justice
b. Beneficence
c. Confidentiality
d. Respect for persons
c. Confidentiality
A mother agreed to let her young son participate in a research study because she believed that if she did
not agree, her child would be denied drug therapy. What right has been violated in this situation?
a. Voluntary consent
b. Freedom from harm
c. Protection from discomfort
d. Fair and equitable treatment
a. Voluntary consent
In which of the following circumstances is informed consent always necessary?
a. An experimental study
b. A retrospective chart audit
c. A study in which the convenience sample participant voluntarily completes and
,returns a questionnaire
d. A study with minimal risk in which the participant has been given a verbal
explanation of the study
a. An experimental study
Which statement about informed consent is most accurate?
a. Informed consent needs to be sought only if risks outweigh benefits.
b. Informed consent is required if physical risks exist but not psychological risks.
c. Researchers must obtain voluntary participation of participants after informing
them of possible risks and benefits.
d. A researcher is not obligated to seek informed consent if the details of the study
could upset the participant and potentially affect the study outcome.
c. Researchers must obtain voluntary participation of participants after informing them of possible risks
and benefits.
.
How should a completed and signed informed consent form be handled?
a. It is turned over to the agency's REB for safekeeping.
b. It is sent to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research as evidence of compliance.
c. It is copied; one copy is given to the participant and the other is filed by the
researcher in a secured location.
d. There is not special procedure for handling a consent form.
d. There is not special procedure for handling a consent form.
, Which statements, descriptions, or pieces of information are considered an essential element of the
informed consent form for a research study?
a. "Patients who were contacted by study personnel and who signed (or whose proxy signed) informed
consent were enrolled in the study cohort."
b. "The research has been reviewed and approved by the Human Participants' Review Committee, which
include Jane Doe and John Smith."
c. "If you have any concerns about the conduct of this study or your rights as a research participant,
please contact Jay Tee, lead investigator for this project at ..."
d. "You have been randomly assigned to the intervention group, which will receive a new experimental
drug developed to prevent breast cancer."
c. "If you have any concerns about the conduct of this study or your rights as a research participant,
please contact Jay Tee, lead investigator for this project at ..."
A representative from a pharmaceutical company presents to the nurses at a long-term care facility a
new product, a premedicated wound dressing, for treating pressure ulcers. The representative asks the
nurses to try the new product for 1 month and compare its effectiveness with that of their current
method of treatment. What type of unethical action does this situation demonstrate?
a. Intent to harm
b. Fraudulent behaviour
c. Scientific misconduct
d. Unauthorized research
d. Unauthorized research
Which is considered an essential element of the informed consent form for a research study?
a. The witnessing signature of an authorized party.
b. The listing of members of the agency's REB.
c. Explanation of whom to contact regarding any area of the study.
Bank Pt1 ACCURATE COMPLETE
EXAM CITED AND REFERENCED
EXAM (GUARANTEED PASS)
(UPDATED 2025)
A "captive" population of potential participants for comparing the effectiveness of a pamphlet versus a
videotape in teaching young men how to perform testicular self-examination indicates what?
a. Students in a high school health education class
b. Young men undergoing treatment for testicular cancer
c. Men who request screening information from the Canadian Cancer Society
d. People who respond to a newspaper advertisement that requests responses from
sons and brothers of men who have had testicular cancer
a. Students in a high school health education class
A nurse researcher is developing a study's informed consent form. Which statement violates the Code of
Federal Regulations?
a. "I understand that I may experience a small amount of discomfort during the
study when blood is taken from one of my veins."
b. "I understand that the investigator will not be responsible for any harm I experience that results from
negligence."
c. "I understand that I will not receive any compensation for my participation in this
research study."
d. "I understand that this study may not have any immediate benefits to me as a
result of my participation."
,b. "I understand that the investigator will not be responsible for any harm I
experience that results from negligence."
What is the basic human right that is violated when a researcher allows an unauthorized person access
to study data containing information about participant identities and responses?
a. Justice
b. Beneficence
c. Confidentiality
d. Respect for persons
c. Confidentiality
A mother agreed to let her young son participate in a research study because she believed that if she did
not agree, her child would be denied drug therapy. What right has been violated in this situation?
a. Voluntary consent
b. Freedom from harm
c. Protection from discomfort
d. Fair and equitable treatment
a. Voluntary consent
In which of the following circumstances is informed consent always necessary?
a. An experimental study
b. A retrospective chart audit
c. A study in which the convenience sample participant voluntarily completes and
,returns a questionnaire
d. A study with minimal risk in which the participant has been given a verbal
explanation of the study
a. An experimental study
Which statement about informed consent is most accurate?
a. Informed consent needs to be sought only if risks outweigh benefits.
b. Informed consent is required if physical risks exist but not psychological risks.
c. Researchers must obtain voluntary participation of participants after informing
them of possible risks and benefits.
d. A researcher is not obligated to seek informed consent if the details of the study
could upset the participant and potentially affect the study outcome.
c. Researchers must obtain voluntary participation of participants after informing them of possible risks
and benefits.
.
How should a completed and signed informed consent form be handled?
a. It is turned over to the agency's REB for safekeeping.
b. It is sent to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research as evidence of compliance.
c. It is copied; one copy is given to the participant and the other is filed by the
researcher in a secured location.
d. There is not special procedure for handling a consent form.
d. There is not special procedure for handling a consent form.
, Which statements, descriptions, or pieces of information are considered an essential element of the
informed consent form for a research study?
a. "Patients who were contacted by study personnel and who signed (or whose proxy signed) informed
consent were enrolled in the study cohort."
b. "The research has been reviewed and approved by the Human Participants' Review Committee, which
include Jane Doe and John Smith."
c. "If you have any concerns about the conduct of this study or your rights as a research participant,
please contact Jay Tee, lead investigator for this project at ..."
d. "You have been randomly assigned to the intervention group, which will receive a new experimental
drug developed to prevent breast cancer."
c. "If you have any concerns about the conduct of this study or your rights as a research participant,
please contact Jay Tee, lead investigator for this project at ..."
A representative from a pharmaceutical company presents to the nurses at a long-term care facility a
new product, a premedicated wound dressing, for treating pressure ulcers. The representative asks the
nurses to try the new product for 1 month and compare its effectiveness with that of their current
method of treatment. What type of unethical action does this situation demonstrate?
a. Intent to harm
b. Fraudulent behaviour
c. Scientific misconduct
d. Unauthorized research
d. Unauthorized research
Which is considered an essential element of the informed consent form for a research study?
a. The witnessing signature of an authorized party.
b. The listing of members of the agency's REB.
c. Explanation of whom to contact regarding any area of the study.
