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The recent shocking disclosure that U.S. public health officials sanctioned a study in Guatemala 64 years ago in which people were deliberately infected with sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) for research purposes has brought home the message to IRBs that transparency is absolutely critical in human subjects research.
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Researchers go to all sorts of lengths to attract participants for surveys and other types of non-clinical research recruiting Psych 101 students, posting fliers, handing out gift cards, etc. But a new method of recruitment takes advantage of an existing Internet trend toward outsourcing tasks to thousands of computer users around the world.
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One of the strangest new areas of research ethics involves how IRBs should handle research that involves Internet communities, including virtual communities.
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The nurse-family partnership program focuses on first-time mothers because the first pregnancy offers the best chance to promote healthy behaviors, to building a bond between mothers and babies, and to teach the families positive child-rearing techniques, says Nancy Kehiayan, MS, RN, APRN-BC, nursing director at the NFP national service office.
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Jane McKinley, RN, BSN, loves her job because she knows she's helping vulnerable first-time mothers have a healthy first pregnancy and learn to be a good parent.
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Karen Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, remembers the stick as if it happened in slow-motion, the details still clear to her 12 years later.
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Do you consider work areas as part of your "office?" If you do, you will almost certainly spot some unidentified Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations.
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