Internet research and ethics: transformative issues in nursing education research.
As practice in the educational and clinical settings seeks to be evidence based, faculty are increasingly required to conduct research and publish the results to advance the science of our profession. The purpose of this article is to discuss transformative research ethics because Internet use is an increasing component of current research studies. How nurse educators can engage in research-utilizing methodologies inclusive of technology while adhering to ethical standards developed before the advance of the Internet is reviewed. Recommendations are cited to address the new questions that arise at institutional review board meetings resulting from potential ethical implications of using students or research participants in cyber space.
Associate Professor, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY. Electronic address: pmahon@hunter.cuny.edu.
Pamela Young
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Mahon
D016494:Computer Security; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D007258:Informed Consent; D020407:Internet; D018907:Privacy; D012106:Research
Internet research ethics; Nurse educators; Nurse researchers