title: An introduction to institutional review boards.
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.
authors: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206, USA. JennyARNP@yahoo.com
authors: Jennifer M
authors: JM
authors: Sims
mesh_terms: D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards*