NR528 Assignment Module 1: CITI Training


Course

NR528 Leading and Managing Evidence-based Change in Nursing


Purpose

To lead a change in practice through your MSN Project, you will need to translate research into practice to influence outcomes. Every practice problem is informed by and requires the support of published research.

The review and critical appraisal of individual research study articles includes evaluating the research team’s plan and process for protecting the individuals who served as subjects in each study reviewed.

To understand the complexities of involving human participants in evidence-based practice and/or research projects, students are required to complete the Human Subjects Research Course provided by CITI – Biomedical Research Investigator’s course.


How to Approach This Assignment

  • Understand the purpose of CITI training: Review how the training prepares you to conduct ethical research and protect human subjects, including informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, and risk-benefit considerations.
  • Complete the required course: Complete the Biomedical Research Investigator Course, selecting the appropriate institutional affiliation and all required modules. Download your completion certificate.
  • Submit the documentation: Follow the assignment instructions for submitting proof of course completion and ensure all required documentation is included.
  • Connect the training to your MSN project: Consider how the principles apply to protecting patient data, maintaining confidentiality, minimizing harm, ensuring ethical recruitment, and handling project data responsibly.
  • Focus on key ethical principles: Understand IRB review, informed consent, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, vulnerable populations, privacy, data security, and research integrity.