Paper
Friday, 21 July 2006
This presentation is part of : Evidence-Based Nursing Implementation Initiatives
Make it Easy, Make it Friendly: Nursing Research and the Institutional Review Board
Carol Opalek, MSN, APRN, CCRC1, Gay Landstrom, MS, RN2, Sandra A. Picard, BSN, RN1, and Linda M. Thiel, DNSc, RN3. (1) Nursing and Medicine, Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, MI, USA, (2) Patient Care Services, Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, MI, USA, (3) McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Learning Objective #1: discuss pricacy regulations pertinent to HIPPA.
Learning Objective #2: Identify key areas for navigating through the IRB system.

This presentation will focus on the role of HIPPAA privacy regulations, which became effective on April 14, 2003 and its impact on the conduct of nursing research.  The use of expedited review  to foster  timely implementation of a research plan will be highlighted.  IRB issues specific to research being conducted by nurse researchers, staff nurses and nursing students will be discussed. 

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