The ethical principles as applied to
research, EBP EBQI
Reporter:Lingxia Song
ID:2021C22099
INTRODUCTION
The International Council of Nurses
(ICN)and the American Nurses Association
(ANA)have developed ethical codes to control the
practice of the nursing profession.Whether
providing nursing care or doing EBP projects or
research, nurses must engage in moral, ethical
activities.
1 Ethical Theories
2
Ethics and Evidence-Based
Research
CONTENTS
3 Emerging Ethical lssues in
Research,EBP,and EBQI
01
Ethical Theories
Ethical Theories
Morality refers to “traditions or beliefs about right and
wrong conduct"and is influenced by social and cultural
practices,whereas ethics is“the study of social morality.
Morality is what a person believes to be right and wrong
and is shaped by what a person has been taught within society
and her or his own culture.
Ethical theories provide society with general guidelines for
making decisions,but it is a person's moral philosophy
that ultimately factors into the decision.
“govern professional behavior" guides the practice of
nursing and is“the promise that nurses are doing their best to
provide care for their patients and their communities and are
supporting each other in the process so that all nurses can
Fulfill their ethical and professional obligations
02
Ethics and Evidence-Based
Research
Ethics and Evidence-Based Research
The inappropriateness of the Ethical Safeguards Designed for Clinical
Research to the Evidence-Based Practice While carrying out clinical
research of any form, there are norms and the set standardsthat require the
approval by a committee of experts before it commences.
Such ethics ensure that the research is carried out in a professional
manner and that the parties that will be subjected to research (the patients)
make their sole decisions.
The examples of the ethical safeguardsthat require to be
adhered to prior to clinical research include:
1.engaging the patients to make informed consent;
2.avoiding any form of harm;
3.ensuring that the information gathered is kept confidential,
and beneficence (Chakraborty, 2015).
This leads to respect of the interests of the patient and that
they can decide to optin being part of the research any time
they would wish to. However, these ethical safeguards are not
feasible when it comes to implementing the projects in need of
evidence-based research.
03
Emerging Ethical lssues in
Research,EBP,and EBQI
The prevalence of EBP projects has caused much
controversy about whether EBP and research are separate.
One school of thought is that research is not a component of
EBP;the other side,of course,is that research is one aspect of
EBP.
EBP and research much depends on the definition of each.
Proponents of research argue that EBP is specific to an
institution,has no theoretical framework,and data are not able to
be statistically tested and analyzed.
Proponents of EBP state that EBP is broader,includes research
where appropriate,and that data collected from specific institutions
can be compiled and added to national data banks providing
information that has broad implications.Ethical considerations for
both will continue to be required regarding protection of human
subjects,regardless of the prevailing
school of thought.
the American Nurses Association and International Association of Clinical Research Nurses(2017),Young(2017),and
Allmark(2015)all advocate for nurses to carefully
examine ethical issues whether the projects are research
EBP or EBQI.As technology improves and emphasis is placed on
outcomes,nurses must be vigilant in conducting projects.
Thank you for your listening!