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Children have the right to safety and appropriate consideration of their physical, emotional, and psychological needs in regards to treatment or research decisions. Parents have an equal right to be honored in their parenthood and respected for what they would want as the best thing for their child as a member of the family. When children are mature enough, they should be offered the opportunity of assenting or dissenting to research participation. Until such time, parents may make what they feel to be the best decisions. If a nurse feels that these principles are being violated, he or she should attempt to seek further clarification. In order to obtain information about an ongoing research project, it would be appropriate to contact the IRB or a member of the hospital ethics committee. In most cases, a satisfactory explanation will be found. In the rare case that patient's rights are truly being violated, the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics requires that nurses report incompetent, unethical, or illegal practices (ANA, 1994). Nurses who "whistle-blow" may or may not be protected against retaliation. Some states in the U.S. have developed laws that prohibit the discharge of an employee who reports unethical practices. One might expect that in some countries a nurse might not only endanger her position for such reporting but endanger his or her life as well. Ulusoy reports on research done on children without knowledge or consent of parents. Although this case took place long ago, it is certain that there are still countries in which informed consent is undeveloped and such practices continue. Nurses in developed countries with established consent policies can be hopeful that such activity is no longer seen here. As international collaboration in nursing research grows, nurses in developed nations can work to provide educational opportunities regarding the consent process for colleagues across the globe.