A patient signed the informed consent form for a drug trial that ...

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A patient signed the informed consent form for a drug trial that was explained to patient by a research assistant. Later, the patient admitted to his nurse that he did not understand the research assistant's explanation or his own role in the study.
 
  How should this patient's nurse respond to this revelation?
 
  A) Explain the research process to the patient in greater detail.
  B) Describe the details of a randomized controlled trial for the patient.
  C) Inform the research assistant that the patient's consent is likely invalid.
  D) Explain to the patient that his written consent is now legally binding.

Question 2

Tracy is a nurse with a baccalaureate degree who works in the labor and delivery unit of a busy urban hospital.
 
  She has noticed that many new mothers abandon breast-feeding their babies when they experience early challenges and wonders what could be done to encourage
  more women to continue breast-feeding. What role is Tracy most likely to play in a research project that tests an intervention aimed at promoting breast-feeding?
 
  A) Applying for grant funding for the research project
  B) Posing the clinical problem to one or more nursing researchers
  C) Planning the methodology of the research project
  D) Carrying out the intervention and submitting the results for publication

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Just as the staff nurse is not responsible for medical consent, the staff nurse is not
responsible for research consent. If patients who have agreed to participate exhibit ambivalence
or uncertainty about participating, do not try to convince them to participate. Ask the person
from the research team who is managing consents to speak with concerned patients about the
study, even after a patient has signed the consent forms.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
A major role for staff nurses is to identify questions or problems for research.
Grant applications, methodological planning, and publication submission are normally carried
out by nurses who have advanced degrees in nursing.

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