Introduction
Research studies are an important component in providing evidence-based practice care to patients. Human beings research focused on enhancing the knowledge and understanding of the human welfare, or the social and cultural dynamic of our beings. Research studies are imperative for arrays of reasons: to validate the social and scientific theories, alleviate the human suffering related to illness, to analyze and evaluate health policy, to dispel myths, and to understand human behaviors and changing human conditions. Indeed, we need research studies for advancements; the researchers must preserve the utmost importance of the human subjects in mind while conduction their study. The SUPPORT study violated two ethical principles in …show more content…
9). The SUPPORT study was from 2005 through 2009 at 23 academic institutions and included 1,316 premature infants (Attkisson, 2014). When premature infants oxygen levels were on the low end they had an increased chance of death and when they are on the high end of the acceptable range they had an increase chance of retinopathy (Attkisson, 2014). The goal of the study was to find the best oxygen range for premature infants to prevent retinopathy and prevent death (Attkisson, 2014).
The infants were placed in two separate groups, a low-oxygen group, and high oxygen group, and were kept in that range throughout the study (Attkisson, 2014). The life of preemies’ in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a roller coaster with the up and down adjustment of oxygen level, generally the medical personnel constantly adjust oxygen level as preemie infant conditions changes based on their individual needs and chorological age. The SUPPORT study was designed to keep the preemie infants in their randomly assigned range, despite a baby’s individual needs (Attkisson, 2014). This research violated the tenet principles of respect for persons and …show more content…
According to Fouka and Mantzorou (2011), the voluntary participant must be provided with detailed information on the potential risks and benefits of research. In the SUPPORT study, arrays of infants’ parents indicated they were not aware or informed of the destructive effects related to hypoxemia and hyperoxemia on their babies (Attkisson, 2014).
Informed consent is critical before enrolling a contributor and ongoing update once enrolled; this is process where the participants’ has detailed understanding of risks and benefits involved. The parents indicated they were told that every treatment done was within the standardized care protocol, and everything will be fine and there was no further risks association (Attkisson, 2014). Since the researchers did not fully explain the risks and benefits to the parents when getting consent, it is a violation of ethical principles.
Another ethical principle violated in the study is beneficence of do not harm. The ethical principle of beneficence refers to the Hippocratic "be of benefit, do not harm" (Fouka & Mantzorou, 2011, p. 5). The researchers were aware of the risks these infants faced when they kept their oxygen at the low level and the high level. Furthermore, they kept the infants on these levels without any adjustment to meet their demand
Research studies are an important component in providing evidence-based practice care to patients. Human beings research focused on enhancing the knowledge and understanding of the human welfare, or the social and cultural dynamic of our beings. Research studies are imperative for arrays of reasons: to validate the social and scientific theories, alleviate the human suffering related to illness, to analyze and evaluate health policy, to dispel myths, and to understand human behaviors and changing human conditions. Indeed, we need research studies for advancements; the researchers must preserve the utmost importance of the human subjects in mind while conduction their study. The SUPPORT study violated two ethical principles in …show more content…
9). The SUPPORT study was from 2005 through 2009 at 23 academic institutions and included 1,316 premature infants (Attkisson, 2014). When premature infants oxygen levels were on the low end they had an increased chance of death and when they are on the high end of the acceptable range they had an increase chance of retinopathy (Attkisson, 2014). The goal of the study was to find the best oxygen range for premature infants to prevent retinopathy and prevent death (Attkisson, 2014).
The infants were placed in two separate groups, a low-oxygen group, and high oxygen group, and were kept in that range throughout the study (Attkisson, 2014). The life of preemies’ in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a roller coaster with the up and down adjustment of oxygen level, generally the medical personnel constantly adjust oxygen level as preemie infant conditions changes based on their individual needs and chorological age. The SUPPORT study was designed to keep the preemie infants in their randomly assigned range, despite a baby’s individual needs (Attkisson, 2014). This research violated the tenet principles of respect for persons and …show more content…
According to Fouka and Mantzorou (2011), the voluntary participant must be provided with detailed information on the potential risks and benefits of research. In the SUPPORT study, arrays of infants’ parents indicated they were not aware or informed of the destructive effects related to hypoxemia and hyperoxemia on their babies (Attkisson, 2014).
Informed consent is critical before enrolling a contributor and ongoing update once enrolled; this is process where the participants’ has detailed understanding of risks and benefits involved. The parents indicated they were told that every treatment done was within the standardized care protocol, and everything will be fine and there was no further risks association (Attkisson, 2014). Since the researchers did not fully explain the risks and benefits to the parents when getting consent, it is a violation of ethical principles.
Another ethical principle violated in the study is beneficence of do not harm. The ethical principle of beneficence refers to the Hippocratic "be of benefit, do not harm" (Fouka & Mantzorou, 2011, p. 5). The researchers were aware of the risks these infants faced when they kept their oxygen at the low level and the high level. Furthermore, they kept the infants on these levels without any adjustment to meet their demand