Ethical challenges in qualitative research: examples from practice.
This article examines the many ethical challenges that are specific to qualitative research. These challenges concern the issues of informed consent procedures, the researcher-participant relationship, risk-benefit ratio, confidentiality and the dual role of the nurse-researcher. Each challenge will be examined and practical examples of how it was dealt with, using examples from a multiple case study, will be described.
School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Catherine E
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Houghton
Dympna
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Casey
David
D
Shaw
Kathy
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Murphy
D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000941:ethics*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000941:ethics; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations / Q000941:ethics; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000941:ethics