NURS 8130 - Introduction to GSU Institutional Review Board for Doctoral Students in Nursing

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CITI Training completion, admission to the PhD or DNP program or permission of the Instructor.
Description
This elective online course is designed to educate doctoral students on the process of obtaining approval from Georgia State University’s Institutional Review Board. Course content will focus on research primarily done in nursing. Students will learn about ethical conduct in human subjects research, the application management system (IRIS), components of the application, PI responsibilities, Student Investigator responsibilities, HIPPA, informed consent, communicating with the IRB, submitting a study, timelines, different types of review, data security, what to expect during review, post approval and study closeout procedures.