Weekly Discussion on Ethical Considerations

Weekly Discussion on Ethical Considerations

Throughout this course, you will have explored the importance of research, the impact of research, and the different types of research. During our final week, you will explore the importance of ethical considerations in research.

In this Discussion, you will focus on a specific study to explore ethics in research and consider the importance of the ethics pledge.

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

To prepare:

• Read and view the Learning Resources, focusing specifically on the Tuskegee study resources.
• Read the ethics pledge.

Weekly Discussion on Ethical Considerations

Post a response including the following:

• What are the characteristics of the research study (Tzeng & Yin, 2017), the quality improvement study (Khoja & Moosa, 2023), and the DNP project (Bangura, 2024) in terms of generalizability, sampling, and the nature of ethical protections?
• Compare and contrast ethical considerations in research to ethics requirements for QI and/or for a DNP project.

Check tips on how to do your DNP PROJECT WRITING.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by expanding upon their reflections, making connections to your perceptions, and offering additional insights.

In this discussion, you will focus on a specific study to explore ethics in research and consider the importance of the ethics pledge.

Weekly Discussion on Ethical Considerations

Our interactive discussion addresses the following learning objectives:

• Analyze ethical considerations in relation to DNP problem statements
• Compare and contrast ethical considerations for research vs. quality improvement or any type of DNP project
• Compare and contrast a research study, a QI study, and a DNP project with regard to generalizability and protection of human subjects (IRB review)

Post a response to the following prompts:

• What are the characteristics of the research study (Tzeng & Yin, 2017), the quality improvement study (Khoja & Moosa, 2023), and the DNP project (Bangura, 2024) in terms of generalizability, sampling, and the nature of ethical protections?
• Compare and contrast ethical considerations in research to ethics requirements for QI and/or for a DNP project.

We encourage you to read the question carefully to answer all aspects presented.