The nurse has been asked to participate as a study subject in a ...

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The nurse has been asked to participate as a study subject in a research project examining stress and family role definition. What should the nurse do?
 
  1. Decline the invitation because nurses do not have sufficient free time to participate in such activities.
  2. Decline the invitation because nurses have knowledge that would prevent their study answers from being unbiased.
  3. Accept the invitation if permission from the nurse's employer can be obtained.
  4. Accept the invitation if the nurse is interested and willing to participate.

Question 2

What is the purpose of the Cochrane Collaboration?
 
  1. To help various individuals and groups of people make well-informed healthcare decisions
  2. To form coalitions to support the rights of healthcare workers
  3. To establish the United States as the premier provider of healthcare in the world
  4. To develop a centralized clearinghouse for nursing research proposals

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Nurses are autonomous and may make decisions about projects in which they wish to participate. Because nursing can be a stressful profession, nurses would make good study participants for this particular study.
Rationale 2: There is no indication that the nurse's knowledge would skew research results.
Rationale 3: Permission from the employer is not necessary for this research. The nurse is autonomous.
Rationale 4: Nurses may act as subjects or participants in research if they are willing and interested.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: The Cochrane Collaboration was established as an international nonprofit organization with the goal of helping various individuals and groups of people make well-informed healthcare decisions.
Rationale 2: The Cochrane Collaboration does not address rights of healthcare workers.
Rationale 3: The Cochrane Collaboration is an international organization.
Rationale 4: The Cochrane Collaboration focuses on reviews of research already conducted, not on proposals for new research.
Global Rationale: