Essential Versus Nonessential: The Ethics of Conducting Non-COVID Research in a Population of Persons Living With Serious Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This article (a) considers case perspectives of all stakeholders involved in a randomized controlled trial conducted in the acute care hospital setting during the COVID-19 pandemic, (b) describes the ethical dilemma and ethical principles in the context of the case, (c) discusses lessons learned while resuming clinical research activities, and (d) provides an ethical framework for the decision-making processes around vulnerability and safety in conducting research during a pandemic with persons living with serious illness.
Source: Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research