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An Educational Program For Nurses On Therapeutic Misconception In The Oncology Setting, Debra Magnanelli
An Educational Program For Nurses On Therapeutic Misconception In The Oncology Setting, Debra Magnanelli
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A key component of informed consent to participate in research is the understanding that research is not the same as treatment and that scientific goals have priority over therapeutic ones. However, studies have found many research participants do not understand these important differences between research and treatment, a phenomenon termed therapeutic misconception (TM). The problem addressed in this project was research nurses' lack of education regarding the existence and concepts of TM, and their struggles to assess and address research participants' TM of clinical trials. Matutina's conceptual model of TM was used to guide this project. The purpose of this …