Keywords

Institutional review board, IRB, Clinical research, Research, Human subjects

 

Authors

  1. Sims, Jennifer M. MSN, RN, ARNP, CCRN

Abstract

Nurses are conducting their own research studies in many healthcare institutions. To conduct research, the researcher will need to gain approval from an institutional review board or ethics committee. This article describes the role of the institutional review board in clinical research with human subjects.