Essay On My Role As A Clinical Research Coordinator

“Let whoever is in charge keep this simple question in her head not, how can I always do this right thing myself, but how can I provide for this right thing to be always done?” (Nightinggale, 1969). Exercising ethical manner and superior judgment are challenged when the perception of right and wrong is based on personal biases. Individuals that facilitate research studies are constantly faced with ethical dilemmas, and forced to choose from right and wrong. Making ethical decisions in research are important for the greater good of the participants and organizations. Taking on the role as a clinical research coordinator and research assistant exemplified that when making a decision one must not only depend on intuition, but to follow research etiquette. The roles were extremely rewarding, however along the way challenged ethical principles of autonomy and veracity. As a clinical research coordinator, CRC, it is my responsibility to protect and advocate for my participants. During the course of the research committing to autonomy ensured that each of the prospective

One of the requirements is to report any participant that has decided to drop out of the study. The responsibilities as an RA were challenged when a few participants decided to drop out of the trial. I had the option to falsify the data, and create enough to be presented. Violating the principle of veracity would have been deliberately withholding information from my PI, and misleading the research trial. I decided to honor the principle, by telling the truth, no matter what the outcome would be. The honesty within our professional relationship is a basic expectation to secure the integrity of all the study participants and researchers. If I falsified the research data the integrity of our work would have been questioned, and reported to the