Clinical research with cognitively impaired subjects: issues for nurses.
Critical care nurses may be faced with assisting or conducting clinical research during their career. Also, critical care nurses frequently care for cognitively impaired patients who may become subjects in a clinical study. This article provides insight into the ethical principles in clinical research as they pertain to subjects who may have diminished ability to make their own decisions.
Lanter
Jennifer
J
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Digestive Health, Ohio State University, 274A Doan Hall, 410 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. lanter-1@medctr.osu.edu
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000451:nursing; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D003422:Critical Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D003657:Decision Making; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D016743:Mental Competency; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D019727:Proxy; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics; D035862:Vulnerable Populations