Nursing Research EthicsTo conduct quality research, the researcher must follow ethical and legal guidelines. “Ethics is the study of good and evil” (Houser, J., 2012, p. 50). Ethics paves the way for decision-making and is guided by the integrity of the researcher. Legal guidelines provide direction to the researcher by specifying what is required by law to conduct research. As a nurse researcher, it is an ethical duty to advocate on behalf of patients when incompetent, unethical, or illegal practices are observed. There are three basic principles to consider when evaluating the ethics of a study: 1) respect for persons, 2) beneficence, and 3) justice (Houser, J., 2012, p. 54-56). Applying these principles in research is detrimental to the quality and validity of the study. Respect for the person involves allowing the patient to make their own decisions. To achieve this, the researcher must ensure that the participant is capable of making a cognitive decision. Beneficence is achieved through the assurance that no harm will come to the participant if they voluntarily participate in the study. The benefit is determined by assessing the risks and benefits of the study design. Justice is served when the rights of participants to fair treatment are respected. Justice includes the selection of subjects. Once the researcher has applied the fundamental principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice to determine whether the study meets ethical criteria, the next step is to obtain informed consent. Informed consent is “a process of information exchange in which participants receive understandable information.” information needed to make a participation decision, full disclosure of risk and...... middle of document ......data collection, subject selection process and competency issues are resolved. I will report all concerns to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to ensure that patients are protected and that ethical or legal violations are addressed. Any further research would be halted until all concerns were appropriately managed. Once concerns were resolved, the research design would be modified, informed consents would be obtained again, and the study would continue as planned. Works Cited Crawford, A. (2011, November 10). Subject: Research study regarding Mr. and Mrs. G. Retrieved from https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/Seminar/OpenSeminar?chatID=1048267.Houser, J. (2012). Ethical and legal considerations in research. Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence (2nd ed., pp. 49-77). Sudbury, MA: Jones & BartlettLearning..