Unethical Practices?

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you guys really need to chill out and not take things so seriously really. anywho. this was an experiment for my thesis on Nursing unions and strength in numbers. my theory is based in two parts rounded up by the theory that US Nurses are a stronger group hence why they are paid more, more respected etc and UK Nurses are weak etc thats why they get paid less.

Thanks anyway. i appear to have gotten a first (an A) for a well written and insightful if not unusual study, which will go towards what is my second PhD.

Is it just me, or is anyone else a bit hopeful that someone from Allnurses.com made it perfectly clear that they will not be the platform for unethical "studies?" Clearly here, informed consent did not take place, as well as a whole other slew of violations of the Belmont Report, the Nuremburg Code, etc as outlined for ethical research.

Although I'm confused why a doctoral candidate would be working on a thesis rather than a dissertation, but anyway.

I would HOPE that rather than pointing the finger at bonafide Allnurses members for biting back at what turned out to obviously be a thread meant to provoke, that they would take a hard look at the post above and make sure this doesn't happen again.

If this very serious issue has already been addressed, I think we'd like to be reassured that we are in fact, safe here, and that this type of unethical practice has been deterred.

Thank you.

I think it's pretty obvious that Jay-Z is NOT a PhD candidate. Unless, of course, K-mart has started selling them these days. Ooh, or maybe his PhD came in the mail with a free plastic sports watch? :roll

Originally posted by EmeraldNYL

I think it's pretty obvious that Jay-Z is NOT a PhD candidate. Unless, of course, K-mart has started selling them these days. Ooh, or maybe his PhD came in the mail with a free plastic sports watch? :roll

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Hee hee hee!!! :rotfl:

Specializes in LDRP; Education.

Leave it to you, Sunny. That was funny.

Just wanted to say you all are hysterical.... ;)

Thanks for keeping me amused...hehehehehe.

Anyhow, I am wondering.... why hasn't Mr PhD posted a response? Is this person too busy with their head in their thesis? Now that they have all of that quality study material to analyze....hehehehe

Eh. We've seen this before, multiple times. Original Poster acts like an ass, Responding Posters lay the smack down, Original Poster, backpedaling furiously, claims s/he was just "doing research" or "testing a theory" for a "study" they were doing, in a pathetic and transparent attempt to save face. Whatever. :rolleyes:

"I'm not a doctoral candidate--but I play one on the internet!!!"

I agree with Susy though. People like this need to be banned. Whether it's true or not, it's unethical and creepy.

Oh for cripes sake, this is the internet. Stuff like this is gonna happen. The mods did the right thing and closed that thread on the basis of personal attacks (which happens A LOT here especially under the guise of debate). I don't think that closed thread needed to have another thread started and devoted to discussing what some see as ethical issues attached to it.

Probably not a popular opinion, but it's my opinion. If anyone wants to feel a little more "safe" while cruising or um surfing the net, turn on your parental controls.

Originally posted by nurse-lou

[b Heathers......hmmm wasn't that the name of a movie starring Winona Rider and Chrisitan Slater where they kill all the Heathers except Shannen Doherty's character. And those Heathers were a bunch of bytches!!!! But I KNOW that our Heathers are not! [/b]

Hey now, I can be a bytch if I want to.....it all depends on the situation.

Sometimes, you just gotta be a bytch. But most of the time, I'm not;)

Heather

Specializes in Home Health.

J-Z's original statement...

you guys really need to chill out and not take things so seriously really. anywho. this was an experiment for my thesis on Nursing unions and strength in numbers. my theory is based in two parts rounded up by the theory that US Nurses are a stronger group hence why they are paid more, more respected etc and UK Nurses are weak etc thats why they get paid less.

Thanks anyway. i appear to have gotten a first (an A) for a well written and insightful if not unusual study, which will go towards what is my second PhD.

KC on why the thread was moved...

Can we NOT say anything negative in any thread lest it be CLOSED??? WTF?

Gone are the days of fun, intense disagreement?

The reins are too tight these days.

I didn't see anything in that thread, along with others that have been closed lately, that warrant its closing.

If anyone complains about any thread....will it be closed?

.....so, in theory....if you can't please 100% of the people 100% of the time, would that mean....... in time, all threads would be closed and there would be no Allnurses? Get my point?

(old lady voice): "Back in the day, we could actually give our opinion. Young wipper snapper's these days, well, they just don't have it so good."

Heather 333's take on it...

I hear ya! There a little thing called the first amendment: Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

and...

I think it's absolutely stupid that if everything isn't all roses, then the thread gets closed. What's the point of having this BB if you can't say what you think.

I will interject here. OK, did you happen to notice the wording on the first admendment says CONGRESS shall not.... Allnurses is not congress. It is privately owned, and there is NO law saying a privately owned bb cannot control what is posted on it. In fact anyone can basically be banned for any for no reason whatsoever.

Oh yeah, not that I think this person is wrapped too tightly, but isn't that what J-Z was doing, just staing his opinion?(Kooky as it is!)

Baseline..

Am I the only one getting oh so tired of weirdos who seem to be infiltrating this BB at an alarming rate? Holy Kamolie. And threads being closed so fast you never even get a chance to form an opinion. :-( Ok. Back to work with me.....charts to review...just taking a break......ttfn ( I LOVE the UK!)

me again, no you certainly aren't alone in feeling that way, but if there is no censorship, weirdo's like this get to stay, see the problem with that?? You can't have it both ways.

KC...

Anyone up for starting a thread to question why so many threads have been closed lately??

Uh, haven't you been doing that ad nauseum at every opportunity already? :D

Specializes in LTC/Peds/ICU/PACU/CDI.
originally posted by kittyw

it's like a car wreck ... i .... just.... can't ..... stop........ reading.

whew.

must be a phd in bs. :rolleyes:

:rotfl:

Hoolahan,

Yes. I have taken every opportunity to post about this censorship I've seen lately. It wasn't this frequent a year ago.

Irritates the heck out of me when I haven't had the chance to read something before it's been deleted or closed.

I don't care if you do think it's being discussed 'ad nauseum'. Sometimes it takes repetition to get the point across.

Anne:D

Originally posted by ayemmeff

The rest of you aren't lumping the rest of us Brits in with these weirdies that keep popping up,are you?:o We seem to be having a bad run lately.I can only apologise on their behalf.:stone

No need to apologise for the others. There is no way we would "lump the rest of the Brits" in with a few weirdos. We still luv ya.

I have to say that I need to spend more time here. Every time I am away for a few days, all the interesting stuff happens.

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