Establishing the doctor of nursing practice project ethical review process to improve standardization, efficiency, and timeliness

Doctor of Nursing Practice programs have grown exponentially in the last several years (Mundinger& Carter,  2019). Distance education has encouraged national enrollment of Advanced Practice and Executive Doctoral students with scholarly projects implemented outside of academic medical centers in a broad range of settings, often without contractual relationships with the academic institution (American As sociation of College of Nursing [AACN], 2020). This rapid growth and increased project volume have challenged traditional nursing education and Institutional Review Board (IRB) ethical review of projects, with prolonged review times and increased IRB reviewer burden.

Source: Nursing Outlook - May 3, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Kimberly McIltrot, Deborah W. Busch, Brigit Van Graafeiland, Elaine Stashinko, Martha Abshire, Monique Daniels, Vinciya Pandian, Sandra Panchalingam, Cheryl R. Himmelfarb, Rita D' Aoust Source Type: research