Author Question: Why is serving on a research committee or institutional review board useful for the person ... (Read 136 times)

PhilipSeeMore · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Why is serving on a research committee or institutional review board useful for the person interested in gaining research funding? (Select all that apply.)

a. People who serve on research committees are given priority funding approval.
b. Seeing the mistakes others make creates an awareness of common errors.
c. Contacts with researchers can be made.
d. When one's own proposals are reviewed, the committee will feel more inclined to approve them.
e. Reading a clear, organized proposal provides a template.

Question 2

What is the difference between a nursing project grant proposal and a nursing research grant? (Select all that apply.)

a. A research grant is awarded for a promising planned study.
b. Research grants and project grants are identical.
c. A project grant's program can be academic or clinical.
d. A research grant is awarded for outstanding past research.
e. A project grant is awarded to support a novel program.

potomatos · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, C, E
Research committees and institutional review boards exist in many health care and professional organizations. Through membership on these committees, contacts with researchers can be made. Also, many research committees are involved in reviewing proposals for the funding of small grants or granting approval to collect data in an institution. Often reading proposals for approval for human subjects' research or for funding can give the novice researcher insight into the importance of clarity and organization in the research proposal. Reviewing proposals and making decisions about funding help researchers become better able to critique and revise their own proposals before submitting them for review.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, C, E
Two main types of grants are sought in nursing: project grants and research grants. Project grant proposals are written to obtain funding for the development of new educational programs in nursing, such as a program designed to teach nurses to provide a new type of nursing care or a project to support nursing students seeking advanced degrees. These grants may fund a project manager to achieve the goals of the grant. Although these programs may involve evaluation, they seldom involve research. For example, the effectiveness of a new approach to patient care may be evaluated, but the findings can seldom be generalized beyond the unit or institution in which the patient care was provided. The emphasis is on implementing the project, not on conducting research. Research grants provide funding to conduct a study. Although the two types of grant proposals have similarities, they have important differences in writing techniques and flow of ideas, as well as content.