title: A strategy for learning principles and elements of informed consent.
abstract: Nurses frequently provide potential study participants with informed consent forms and information regarding involvement in research studies However, there is little information in the nursing literature that emphasizes how to evaluate informed consent documents for appropriateness. The authors present an instructional project for critiquing informed consent documents for content, clarity, readability, and conciseness.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240-0008, USA. tom.christenbery@vanderbilt.com
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Christenbery
authors.forename: Michelle R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics* / Q000451:nursing; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D032882:Comprehension / Q000941:ethics; D032962:Consent Forms / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D011361:Professional Competence; D013664:Teaching Materials