Applying Ethical Principles to Ensure Justice in Nursing Research

This essay explores the critical role of ethical principles in nursing research, emphasizing the importance of justice, respect for persons, beneficence, and informed consent. It highlights how adhering to these principles safeguards research participants, maintains confidentiality, and reduces potential harm. The essay underscores the significance of understanding ethical obligations for nurses to ensure the safety and rights of vulnerable groups, as well as the importance of respecting cultural values and practices during research. By incorporating compassion and ethical values, researchers can minimize disruptions and promote a transparent flow of information, fostering mutual trust and respect between researchers and participants, ultimately leading to more ethical and reliable research outcomes.

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All advancement in nursing practice is informed by research and nursing research is
valued when it is done in an ethical manner and providing justice to all. By adapting the principle
of ethical practice, all ethical obligations such as respecting the rights of research participants
and their safety and other concerns are balanced. Good understanding about ethical principles is
important for nurses to safeguard participant and maintain anonymity. Burden in research is
reduced and benefits are maximized by following three core ethical principles like the respect of
person, benefice and informed consent (Moule, Aveyard & Goodman, 2016). Safeguarding
participants involves reducing risk to participant by reducing risk and harm to participants during
conduct of research. Being honest, respecting dignity and right of person helps to maintain
justice and reduce conflict. In addition, informed consent is an activity during nursing research
that guarantees transparent flow of information between researchers and participants. This
dynamic process ensures that research outcome is built on mutual trust and respect (Moulton et
al., 2019). Hence, it is evident that following ethical principles during nursing research reduces
unnecessary issues and disruptions during research. Confidentiality is also an arrangement during
research that ensures that participant’s identity and data is stored in a confidential manner
(Moule, Aveyard & Goodman, 2016). By applying the above principles, I aim to maintain justice
and minimize balance in research by identifying vulnerable group and understand special
responsibility for the safety of the vulnerable group. I will incorporate compassion and ethical
values to ensure that cultural values and practices of participants are not violated during research.

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References:
Moule, P., Aveyard, H., & Goodman, M. (2016). Nursing research: An introduction. Sage.
Moulton, E., Wilson, R., Camargo Plazas, P., & Halverson, K. (2019). The central question and
the scope of nursing research. Nursing Philosophy, e12228.