Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care Student Projects/ Nursing Research
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Study information topics include but are not limited to:
- Implementation of a tool that has been validated or an evidence-based practice change and doing a de-identified chart review pre- and post-implementation to see if it improves outcomes
- Testing an algorithm using de-identified data
- Providing a survey to employees or patients
- Develop and provide education to nursing staff or patients
- Any supplemental documents must be attached (e.g., surveys, tools, abstracts, etc.)
Project Checklist
RN to BSN, MSN, and DNP project instructions
If you have an RN to BSN, MSN, or DNP project, the documents below should be reviewed and completed prior to starting your project.
Please read the documents below in their ENTIRETY.
A student project placement requires an official Determination memo before the placement may be cleared to start. An application must be completed on the eIRB platform. Protected health information may not be taken off Advocate Health premises.
eIRB (guide) interactive course
- Select a review type
- Select the Non-Human subject research course. Follow the step-by-step instructions when submitting the application
The determination memo must be:
- Submitted via email (WINursingClinicalAffiliations@aah.org) in Wisconsin or
- Uploaded to myClinicalExchange in Illinois.
For the use of PHI or access to medical charts for auditing purposes, both a research affiliation agreement and a data user agreement must be explicitly in place between Advocate Health and the academic institution.
RN to BSN information: The preceptor must be in a non-clinical role and hold at least a BSN degree in Nursing. The preceptor cannot be in a patient-facing role.
Employees cannot use their employee Epic account when implementing a project as a student.