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c0205847 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A patient newly diagnosed with breast cancer is asked to participate in a clinical trial for a new chemotherapy agent. This patient's freedom to participate or not participate in the study exercises protection of which of her human rights?

a. Right to fair treatment
b. Right to self-determination
c. Right to privacy and dignity
d. Right to anonymity and confidentiality

Question 2

The issue of personal privacy may be more difficult for nurse researchers to protect in qualitative studies than it is in quantitative studies for which reason?

a. Participants may be related to each other.
b. The researcher meets face to face with most participants.
c. Participants are not asked to sign an informed consent statement.
d. Verbatim quotations from participants may reveal personal information.

pallen55 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

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A Right to fair treatment protects a participant from coercion or undue influence as it relates to decisions related to participation in studies.
B Freedom to participate or not participate is the right to self-determination.
C Refers to a participant's right to privacy.
D Refers to a participant's right to privacy.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

Feedback
A Participants are usually not related to each other.
B Meeting face to face with participants occurs in qualitative and quantitative research and is not an issue of personal privacy unique to qualitative research.
C Participants do provide informed consent for qualitative studies.
D Verbatim quotes regarding personal situations could inadvertently reveal a participant's identity. Qualitative researchers will not use a participant's real name in a study report in an attempt to maintain a participant's anonymity.