Homework: Nursing Review Committee
A. Describe the frequency and composition of Review Committees.
B. What are the functions of a Nursing Review Committee?
C. Describe the guidelines for critiquing the ethical aspects of a study.
a. What are your thoughts regarding these guidelines.
b. Are they necessary?
c. Why or why not?
D. What are the levels of reviews by the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)?
a. Explain the different levels.
b. Are you familiar with IRBs?
c. Do you have an IRB at your institution?
d. How do they function?
e. How often do they meet?
E. What is an informed consent?
a. What are the general requirements for an informed consent?
F. Review one of the website below. Describe an ethical concern and how it is or was addressed by the organization:
a. The International Council of Nurses' (ICN) The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses (2012)
b. American Nurses Association's (ANA) ANA Position Statements on Ethics and Human Rights
c. ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses
d. Steneck, N. (2007). ORI introduction to the responsible conduct of research. Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office.
e. The Hastings Center web site
f. The Hastings Center's Bioethics Forum
g. Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
h. Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) IRB guidebook
i. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Human Subjects Protection
j. Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.