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RESEARCH ETHICS
Article Analysis and Evaluation of Research Ethics
Legal and ethical issues create a significant factor in modern research, linked to the
participants and researcher. The major ethical issue that may have occurred when conducting this
research was informed consent (Butts & Rich, 2019). Informed consent means that an individual
knowingly, willingly and logically, and in a clear and obvious manner, provides his consent. The
researcher needs to notify the subjects regarding the techniques which will be utilized to protect
privacy and confidentiality and point out an individual with whom they can debate the research
(Fain, 2017). He must as well deliver a Non-coercive Disclaimer which points out that
participation is intentional and no consequences are to follow in refusal to take part.
The other ethical issue that the researcher might have faced is the ethical principle of
beneficence which involves the professional obligation to do effectual and substantial
investigation so as to serve better and uphold the well-being of the participants (Holloway &
Galvin, 2016). This might have been a problem because beneficence is at times hard to predict
when making a hypothesis particularly in such research (Fain, 2017). The issue of confidentiality
and anonymity is the other issue which is narrowly linked to the rights of beneficence, respect
for self-esteem and loyalty. If the researcher is unable to promise secrecy, he has to address
privacy, which is the management of confidential information by the investigator to protect the
identity of the subject.
The nature and principle of nursing reflect on human beings and their correlation with
health. Ethical concerns, differing principles, and vagueness in decision making are repeatedly
developing from a literature review on nursing research (Holloway & Galvin, 2016). Therefore,
