@article{cb6deecb175546a781b4043d0de351d9,
title = "Nurses as members of institutional review boards",
author = "Dabbs, \{Annette De Vito\} and Nolan, \{Marie T.\}",
note = "Funding Information: At Pennsylvania State's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, a cardiology clinical nurse specialist represents the Department of Nursing on the IRB and is also a member of the Research Committee of the Nursing Department. The Director for the Center for Nursing Research, a doctorally prepared nurse researcher, is the alternate member. The IRB of this institution expects protocols to be reviewed for acceptability and support within the investigators' departments before being submitted to the IRB for approval. This model holds the originating departments responsible for preliminary scrutiny and refinement and the IRB responsible for final approval of protocols. Research proposed by nursing students and members of the nursing department are reviewed for scientific integrity and feasibility by at least two members of the Nursing Research Committee before being submitted to the IRB. To ensure that patient populations are not overstudied and that nursing resources are available, nurse investigators must seek the approval of nurse managers of the units where the studies will be conducted. This model provides feedback to nurse researchers from at least two committee members so that theoretical, methodologic, human subject protection, and resource utilization issues can be addressed before IRB approval is sought. The Center for Nursing Research, which is fully supported by the Department of Nursing, has two doctorally prepared nurse researchers, a master's prepared research assistant, a data quality analyst, and a research data writer.",
year = "1997",
doi = "10.1016/S0897-1897(97)80171-1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "10",
pages = "101--107",
journal = "Applied Nursing Research",
issn = "0897-1897",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders",
number = "2",
}