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CORE CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 EXAM SCRIPT FULLY SOLVED QUESTIONS, Exams of Nursing

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CORE CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
EXAM SCRIPT FULLY SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉- Direct benefits to the participants
- Benefits to the group or community to which the participant
belongs
- Benefits to society in the form of increased knowledge Answer:
A3-1. REBs may consider the following as potential benefits of
research (select all that apply).
- Direct benefits to the participants- Benefits to the researcher in
terms of career advancement
- Benefits to the group or community to which the participant
belongs
- Benefits to society in the form of increased knowledge
◉- All the risks associated with the research Answer: A3-2. Choose
the correct description of research-attributable risks, according to
TCPS 2:
- All the risks a participant is exposed to during the period of the
research
- All the risks a participant is ordinarily exposed to, plus any risks
specific to the research
- All the risks associated with the research
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CORE CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026

EXAM SCRIPT FULLY SOLVED QUESTIONS

◉- Direct benefits to the participants

  • Benefits to the group or community to which the participant belongs
  • Benefits to society in the form of increased knowledge Answer: A3-1. REBs may consider the following as potential benefits of research (select all that apply).
  • Direct benefits to the participants- Benefits to the researcher in terms of career advancement
  • Benefits to the group or community to which the participant belongs
  • Benefits to society in the form of increased knowledge ◉- All the risks associated with the research Answer: A3-2. Choose the correct description of research-attributable risks, according to TCPS 2:
  • All the risks a participant is exposed to during the period of the research
  • All the risks a participant is ordinarily exposed to, plus any risks specific to the research
  • All the risks associated with the research

◉- Economic harm

  • Social harm
  • Psychological harm
  • Physical harm Answer: A3-3. Which types of possible harms may be considered research risks (select all that apply)?
  • Economic harm
  • Social harm
  • Psychological harm
  • Physical harm ◉- The distinction helps the REB to determine the appropriate level of ethics review. Answer: A3-4. What is the purpose of distinguishing between minimal risk research and research that is more than minimal risk?
  • Minimal risk research does not require REB review.
  • The distinction helps the REB to determine the appropriate level of ethics review.
  • The distinction serves only to categorize the types of research proposal the REB receives. ◉- Voluntary, informed, ongoing. Answer: A4-1. What are the general principles of consent?
  • Informed, ongoing, documented.

◉- When a prospective participant lacks decision-making capacity.

  • In medical emergencies
  • For certain types of public health research. Answer: A4-4. Under which of the following circumstances may a researcher depart from the general principles of consent (select all that apply)?- When obtaining consent would delay the conduct of the research.
  • When a prospective participant lacks decision-making capacity.
  • Under no circumstances.
  • In medical emergencies
  • For certain types of public health research. ◉- Secondary use research involves using data that was originally collected for another purpose.
  • REBs may waive the consent requirement for research involving secondary use of identifiable information if the researcher satisfies six conditions Answer: A4-5. Which of the following statements is/are true (select all that apply)?
  • Secondary use research involves using data that was originally collected for another purpose.
  • Research involving secondary use of identifiable information requires REB review, but not consent.
  • REBs may waive the consent requirement for research involving secondary use of identifiable information, at their discretion.
  • REBs may waive the consent requirement for research involving secondary use of identifiable information if the researcher satisfies six conditions.
  • Where research involves the secondary use of non-identifiable information, neither consent nor REB review is required. ◉- Broad consent is sought prior to data collection.
  • Broad consent implies the storage and use of data and/or human biological materials for future unspecified research, subject to specific restrictions. Answer: A4-6. Which of the following statements is/are true (select all that apply)?
  • Blanket consent and broad consent can be used interchangeably.
  • Broad consent requires the researcher to directly contact participants when future research is being conducted.
  • Broad consent is sought prior to data collection.
  • Only the researcher is responsible for ensuring that the terms of participant consent are respected when data is stored in a repository.
  • Broad consent implies the storage and use of data and/or human biological materials for future unspecified research, subject to specific restrictions. ◉- Ethically unacceptable, unless the exclusion is related to the nature and scope of the research question. Answer: A5-1. Complete

◉- Yes, so long as their participation is necessary to the research and additional protective measures are in place. Answer: A5-3. Under TCPS 2, can individuals who are in vulnerable circumstances participate in research?

  • Yes, so long as their participation is necessary to the research and additional protective measures are in place.
  • No, it is wrong to include vulnerable individuals in research.
  • Yes, all that matters is that they have the capacity to consent.
  • No, those in vulnerable circumstances cannot participate in research even if the research focus is on people in their circumstances. ◉- This helps to maintain public trust in research.
  • This contributes to the legitimacy of research results by ensuring that research findings are drawn from the full range of those to whom the research applies.
  • This avoids disadvantaged or marginalized groups from bearing a disproportionate share of research risks. Answer: A5-4. The principle of Justice requires an equitable distribution of the benefits and burdens of research because (select all that apply):
  • This helps to maintain public trust in research.
  • This contributes to the legitimacy of research results by ensuring that research findings are drawn from the full range of those to whom the research applies.
  • This avoids disadvantaged or marginalized groups from bearing a disproportionate share of research risks. ◉- Researchers have an ethical duty to maintain the confidentiality of information they collect during the course of research.
  • A researcher's duty of confidentiality extends to human biological materials collected during the course of research.
  • Researchers may have legal obligations to maintain the privacy of research participants. Answer: A6-1. Which of the following statements is correct (select all that apply)?
  • Researchers have an ethical duty to maintain the confidentiality of information they collect during the course of research.
  • A researcher's duty of confidentiality extends to human biological materials collected during the course of research.
  • Researchers may have legal obligations to maintain the privacy of research participants. ◉- Research that relies on information originally collected for a purpose other than the current research purpose. Answer: A6-2. Secondary use research is:
  • Research that generates at least two publications .- Original research that is copied by a second researcher.
  • Research that relies on information originally collected for a purpose other than the current research purpose.
  • Researchers and institutions.
  • REB members and institutions. ◉- Conflicts of interest may be real, potential, or perceived.
  • A conflict of interest in research is an incompatibility between all of one's duties, responsibilities, or interests, as they relate to the ethical conduct of research. Answer: A7-2. Which of the following statements is/are true (select all that apply)?
  • Conflicts of interest may be real, potential, or perceived.
  • Only real conflicts of interest need to be managed.
  • A research study cannot proceed if a researcher has disclosed a conflict of interest.
  • A conflict of interest in research is an incompatibility between all of one's duties, responsibilities, or interests, as they relate to the ethical conduct of research.
  • Researchers may choose whether or not to disclose conflicts of interest. ◉- REB members supervise the researcher submitting the protocol for REB review.
  • REB members sit on the board of the company that is sponsoring the research.
  • REB members are collaborating with the research applicant on another research project.
  • The research applicant is their sister-in-law.
  • The research applicant is their supervisor.
  • REB members own shares in the company that is sponsoring the research. Answer: A7-3. Which of the following would be a conflict of interest for REB members (select all that apply)?
  • REB members supervise the researcher submitting the protocol for REB review.
  • REB members sit on the board of the company that is sponsoring the research.
  • REB members are collaborating with the research applicant on another research project.
  • The research applicant is their sister-in-law.
  • The research applicant is their supervisor.
  • REB members own shares in the company that is sponsoring the research. ◉- Develop a plan to minimize the effect of the conflict.
  • Disclose to the REB and to participants. Answer: A7-4. Which of the following is/are an acceptable way for a researcher to manage a conflict of interest (select all that apply)?- Disclose the conflict to a colleague at another institution.
  • Develop a plan to minimize the effect of the conflict.
  • Decide to remain impartial.
  • Disclose to the REB and to participants.
  • To provide advice about alternative methods to answer the research question.
  • To communicate their decisions in a timely and efficient manner. ◉- A committee accountable to the institution that created it with respect to its operations, but independent with respect to its decisions on research proposals. Answer: A8-2. Which one of the following statements best describes the status of an REB?
  • A committee accountable in all respects to the institution that created it.
  • A committee accountable to the institution that created it with respect to its operations, but independent with respect to its decisions on research proposals.
  • A committee independent in all respects from the institution that created it. ◉- To represent the research participant perspective. Answer: A8-3. What is the primary role of the community member on an REB?
  • To bring diversity to the REB.
  • To provide an independent perspective on the proposed research.
  • To represent the research participant perspective.
  • To ensure that not all REB members are academics.

◉- Applying delegated review to minimal risk research and full board review to more than minimal risk research.

  • Considering the foreseeable risks, the potential benefits and the ethics implications of the research.
  • Conducting an initial assessment of the level of risk to determine what level of scrutiny the review requires. Answer: A8-4. Which of the following statements describe(s) a proportionate approach to assessing the ethical acceptability of research (select all that apply)?
  • Applying delegated review to minimal risk research and full board review to more than minimal risk research.
  • Considering the foreseeable risks, the potential benefits and the ethics implications of the research.
  • Having only the vice-president of research review minimal risk research.
  • Conducting an initial assessment of the level of risk to determine what level of scrutiny the review requires. ◉- Institutions and REBs should develop preparedness plans for how to review research during public declared emergencies.
  • Any exceptional procedures put in place during a publicly declared emergency remain in force only as long as the emergency continues. Answer: A8-5. Which of the following statements is/are correct (select all that apply)?
  • Due to the extraordinary circumstances, research cannot take place during a publicly declared emergency.

◉- The single REB review model is an optional, but a preferred approach for multi-jurisdictional minimal risk research

  • It is possible for institutions to adopt their own approaches for streamlining the ethics review of multi-jurisdictional minimal risk research. Answer: A8-6. Which of the following statements is/are true (select all that apply)?
  • Multi-jurisdictional minimal risk research requires official agreements between institutions.
  • The single REB review model is an optional, but a preferred approach for multi-jurisdictional minimal risk research.
  • Any REB can act as the single reviewing REB.
  • It is possible for institutions to adopt their own approaches for streamlining the ethics review of multi-jurisdictional minimal risk research.
  • The more REBs that review a research project, the greater the participant protections. ◉- A community may be territorial, organizational, or interest- based.
  • A community describes a group of people with a shared identity or interest that has the capacity to act or express itself as a collective. Answer: A9-1. How is the concept of community defined in Chapter 9 of the TCPS 2 (select all that apply)?
  • A community is defined by territory.

TCPS 2 adopts the definition of community in the Constitution of Canada.

  • A community may be territorial, organizational, or interest-based.
  • A community describes a group of people with a shared identity or interest that has the capacity to act or express itself as a collective.
  • It is up to the parties to a research project to define the term "community". ◉- Community engagement is required where the research is likely to affect the welfare of an Indigenous community to which the prospective participants belong.
  • Community engagement is a process that establishes a respectful relationship between a researcher or research team, and an Indigenous community relevant to the research project.
  • Community engagement is required where Indigenous Peoples make up a sizeable proportion of the study or community and where Indigenous-specific conclusions are intended. Answer: A9-2. Which of the following statement(s) describe community engagement (select all that apply)?
  • Community engagement is required where the research is likely to affect the welfare of an Indigenous community to which the prospective participants belong.
  • Community engagement is a process that establishes a respectful relationship between a researcher or research team, and an Indigenous community relevant to the research project.

statement(s) about research agreements is/are correct (select all that apply)?

  • Research agreements are required for any research involving First Nations, Inuit and Metis participants.
  • Researchers should draft research agreements so communities can just sign on.
  • Community customs and codes of practice should be integrated into research agreements.
  • Research agreements should set out how disputes between the parties will be resolved.
  • Only researchers have responsibilities under research agreements. ◉- The guidance in Chapter 9 may also apply to non-Indigenous communities.
  • For some research projects including critical inquiry of a public institution, engagement with formal leadership may not be required. Answer: A9-5. Which of the following statement(s) is true (select all that apply)?
  • The guidance in Chapter 9 may also apply to non-Indigenous communities.
  • For some research projects including critical inquiry of a public institution, engagement with formal leadership may not be required.
  • It is not ethically acceptable to conduct research involving critical inquiry of Indigenous institutions, polices or social phenomena.
  • In the context of research involving Indigenous communities, individual consent is less important than community approval of the research. ◉No Answer: A researcher at a Canadian institution eligible to receive Agency funding wishes to determine the frequency of cannabis consumption among high school students in Canada. The researcher will create a website that includes a secure link to a survey for students wishing to participate in the research. For scientific reasons, only students who have already used cannabis will be invited to participate and respond anonymously to the survey (please answer all questions by YES or NO). The researcher believes that some of the high school students who will respond to the survey may come from an Indigenous community. However, the researcher does not intend to make Indigeneity an element of their analysis of the findings. Moreover, it will not be possible for the researcher to know which participants are from Indigenous communities, because the survey does not include socio-demographic questions that would allow such description. In this case, is the researcher required to do community engagement? No Yes