title: Assessment of knowledge of nurses regarding bioethics.
abstract: Nurses involved in research, whether as a principal investigator, a study coordinator, clinical trials nurse, or as a staff nurse caring for patients who are research subjects have a responsibility to promote the ethical conduct of clinical research. Will a registered nurse be ever able to challenge and infact unearth the unscrupulous medical practices which make poor patients guinea pigs in pharmaceutical company-sponsored clinical trials? Keeping this in view an exploratory study was carried out to assess the knowledge of bioethics among MSc Nursing students studying in recognised Nursing Colleges of North India. 92 percent of MSc nursing students scored below average knowledge regarding bioethics even after studying ethics in MSc (N) 1st year and B.Sc. Nursing degree programme. This research study strongly recommends the Indian Nursing Council-the statutory licensing body of nurses in India to ensure strict compliance of all researches (at masters as well as bachelors level) in nursing education with all the principles and components of bioethics. Need of the hour is to include at least one clinical nurse in the Institutional Ethics Committee in every medical and research institution.
authors: Radha
authors: R
authors: Saini
authors: Parvesh
authors: P
authors: Saini
authors: Preety
authors: P
authors: Alagh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001675:Bioethics; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D032984:Ethics, Research; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India