An overview of the ethics of cyber-space research and the implication for nurse educators

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-8

  Haigh, Carol ^a   Jones, Neil A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyber space; Ethics; Internet research; Research

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; IDENTITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING EDUCATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CONFIDENTIALITY; EDUCATION, NURSING; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 11044237774     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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