Very few data exist in France on:(1) nurses' knowledge and behaviour concerning ethical
decisions in clinical practice; and (2) their knowledge of ethical rules in clinical research …

Background. This paper examines the current systems and structures for ethical review of
health services research in the United Kingdom (UK). Past criticisms and the adequacy of …

Evidence-based practice is now widely accepted as the most appropriate basis of patient
care. Humans should only be used as research subjects with their full consent and in their …

In spite of the growing interest in nursing ethics, few studies have focused on ethical
dilemmas experienced by nurses working with clinical studies as 'research nurses'. The aim …

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN, 1998) guidelines on research ethics are a laudable
attempt to establish ethical principles for nursing research, but more relevant for protecting …

Background: Advances in biomedical sciences, technologies and care practices have
resulted in an increase in ethical problems and a resulting growth of difficulties encountered …

In this study we compared the ethical attitudes of a group of experienced, predominantly
female, registered nurses (n= 67) with those of a group of final year, mixed sex, medical …

The study reports results of an inquiry into the different patterns of ethical decision making
used by doctors and nurses The findings of the study are that nurses and doctors act out of …

Research ethics committees (RECs) in the UK National Health Service (NHS) have a long
history and have evolved considerably in the past 20 years. While we write in an …

is Lecturer, School of Page 1 Pam Wagstatf MSc, BA(Hons) PGCEA, RGN, is Lecturer, School
of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton; and Dinah Gould, PhD, MPhil, BSc …