Case 1 A public health nurse (PHN)is explaining to a fourth-year nursing student how to use health statistics to understand population health.
(Refer to Case 1 above. )The PHN asks the nursing student how participant privacy will be managed in the study.What strategy presented by the student would be best at meeting this ethical concern?

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Using an anonymous survey would be the best strategy for managing participant privacy. An anonymous survey does not collect any identifying information from participants, therefore their responses cannot be linked back to them. This is a stronger protecting measure than simply using the data in a confidential manner, as even with confidentiality, there is still a possibility of someone being able to identify a participant from their responses. While obtaining consent and ethics approval are important ethical considerations, they do not directly address the issue of participant privacy in the same way an anonymous survey does.

Case 1 a Public Health Nurse (PHN)is Explaining to a Fourth-Year