The nurse has been asked to participate as a study subject in a research project examining stress and family role definition. What should the nurse do?
1. Decline the invitation because nurses don't have sufficient free time to participate in such activities.
2. Decline the invitation because nurses have knowledge that would prevent their study answers from being unbiased.
3. Accept the invitation if permission from the nurse's employer can be obtained.
4. Accept the invitation if the nurse is interested and willing to participate.
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Rationale 1: Nurses are autonomous and may make decisions about projects in which they wish to participate. Since nursing can be a stressful profession, nurses would make good study participants for this particular study.
Rationale 2: There is no indication that the nurse's knowledge would skew research results.
Rationale 3: Permission from the employer is not necessary for this research. The nurse is autonomous.
Rationale 4: Nurses may act as subjects or participants in research if they are willing and interested.
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