Research made simple: ethics committee approval

Nursing research often involves collection of data from human participants. Participants involved with research may be vulnerable, acutely unwell or even lack capacity to make decisions. Protecting the safety and well-being of all participants is a requirement and nurse researchers need to ensure th...

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Published inEvidence-based nursing Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 47 - 48
Main Authors Parkinson, Ben, Barrett, David
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LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and RCN Publishing Company Ltd 01.04.2023
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Subjects
Audits
Committees
Consent
Ethics
Ethics Committees
Funding
Humans
Medical research
Nursing
Nursing Research
Publishing
Research ethics
Research made simple
Researchers
Risk assessment
Well being
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Nursing Research
Ethics
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ISSN1367-6539
1468-9618
1468-9618
DOI10.1136/ebnurs-2022-103643

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Abstract Nursing research often involves collection of data from human participants. Participants involved with research may be vulnerable, acutely unwell or even lack capacity to make decisions. Protecting the safety and well-being of all participants is a requirement and nurse researchers need to ensure the ethical principles of autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice are maintained throughout the research process.1To protect participants, research studies are subject to approval by research ethics committees (RECs)—sometimes called research ethics boards or institutional review boards.1 Securing REC approval can be a complex process, requiring nurse researchers to demonstrate that the proposed study meets the necessary ethical and research governance requirements for research involving human participants. This paper will provide an overview of the role of RECs and offer guidance to nurse researchers applying for REC approval.
AbstractList Nursing research often involves collection of data from human participants. Participants involved with research may be vulnerable, acutely unwell or even lack capacity to make decisions. Protecting the safety and well-being of all participants is a requirement and nurse researchers need to ensure the ethical principles of autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice are maintained throughout the research process.1To protect participants, research studies are subject to approval by research ethics committees (RECs)—sometimes called research ethics boards or institutional review boards.1 Securing REC approval can be a complex process, requiring nurse researchers to demonstrate that the proposed study meets the necessary ethical and research governance requirements for research involving human participants. This paper will provide an overview of the role of RECs and offer guidance to nurse researchers applying for REC approval.
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