title: Working with human research protections.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide a primer for novice nurse scientists about the increasingly regulated human research environment.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Federal regulations and international guidelines about protection of human research participants are discussed, with particular attention to institutional review boards for human research.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Understanding the processes used by institutional review boards to foster ethical human research promotes collaborative interactions and supports compliant research work.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, PO Box 250160, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. arfordp@musc.edu
authors.forename: Patricia H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Arford
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006381:Helsinki Declaration; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States