Ethical Issues Surrounding Quality Improvement Activities
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration
- Vol. 37 (6) , 272-278
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nna.0000277723.31456.77
Abstract
During the past 15 years, issues regarding the ethical conduct of quality improvement activities have emerged. Recently, many have called for regulation of quality improvement studies using institutional review boards. The author reviews the history of the human rights argument within the context of a relevant, newly released study by the Hastings Center and concludes with practical application of the study's findings.Keywords
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