Ethics in Nursing Research

Introduction Nursing research is usually initiated from observations of individuals or groups that want to establish evidenced based practice standards. In the past there have been multiple media accounts of misconduct or unethical practices during data collection and analysis for research, leading to a significant distrust of the research process. In 2003 the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA, was implemented to protect the privacy of personal health information and establish guidelines …

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