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Some ethical implications of qualitative research
1University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville 22903.
Research in Nursing & Health
|February 1, 1989
Summary
Nurses must address ethical challenges in qualitative research to protect participants. This involves careful planning, avoiding deception, and ensuring informed consent while maintaining research integrity.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Ethics
- Qualitative Research Methodology
Background:
- Traditional nursing values emphasize participant welfare.
- Early ethical standards were primarily based on quantitative research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine ethical considerations unique to qualitative nursing research.
- To identify strategies for protecting participants in qualitative studies.
Main Methods:
- Review of ethical challenges in qualitative research design.
- Analysis of the evolving nurse-participant research relationship.
Main Results:
- Qualitative research presents specific ethical issues: coercion, deception, confidentiality, trust, emergent design, and informed consent.
- New approaches are needed to balance participant protection with research integrity.
Conclusions:
- Nurses require heightened awareness of ethical issues in qualitative research.
- Strategies must be developed to safeguard participants while upholding the validity of qualitative investigations.
Keywords:
Biomedical and Behavioral Research