UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL CONSENT TO BE A RESEARCH PARTICIPANT
Title: Exploring the Perceptions of Registered Nurses towards Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in a Selected Hospital in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
You have been requested to take part in a research study. This form gives information on the study in order to help you decide if you want to participate. Take as much time as you like to read over this information carefully. Please ask any questions you may have on the study. It is okay if you decide not to participate. If you decide to participate, you may stop participating in the study at any time.
Background and Purpose
Modern technologies in the health care sector, society’s increase awareness of health and self-care, and the fast changing health care system call for nurses to adopt Evidence based practice (Agbedia, 2012, Ayandiran et al., 2012, Ofi et al., 2008). This care approach is aimed to improve the quality of care rendered by nurses worldwide.
Nigerian nurses involvement in research activities has not been widely studied and published and as well a gap exists between credible research findings and translation of those findings into practice. Consequently, the quality of care rendered by registered nurses in the Nigerian hospitals are low (Agbedia, 2012, Uneke et al., 2010). It is not understood why this gap exists. Thus, a master’s student in the Schools of Nursing and Public Health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Howard College is currently conducting a research to explore registered nurses perceptions towards EBP in a selected Hospital in Minna, Niger state, Nigeria.
Investigator’s Contact.
The investigator can be reached at the contact information below.
Aliyu Adamu
School of Nursing and Public Health Howard College Campus
University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban 4041
110 Mobile:+27843497450
E-mail: [email protected]
SUPERVISOR’S CONTACT:
Dr Joanne R. Naidoo
School of Nursing and Public Health Howard College Campus
University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban 4041
Email: [email protected] Tel: +27(0)312602213
Procedures
If you agree to participate in the study, the following will take place:
You will be issued questionnaire to answer questions about your Perceptions towards Evidence-Based Practice. This will last for about 30 minutes.
Costs
There are no costs (financial reimbursement) associated with participation in this study. The researcher will appreciate your participation.
Risks and discomforts
Your participation in this research may cause a loss of privacy. However, everything possible will be done by the researcher to ensure that this does not occur. You will be asked questions about your demographic profile and perceived knowledge, perceived attitudes and perceived practices towards EBP that may make you feel uncomfortable. You do not have to answer any questions that you do not want to answer. You can also stop participating in the study at any time.
Benefits
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You may not directly benefit for your participation in this study. However, your contribution of providing valuable information will hopefully contribute to the body of nursing knowledge and may provide supporting evidence needed for the development of practice guidelines in the nursing units that can promote the quality of nursing care based on evidence. It may also help clarify relevant issues about evidence-based nursing practice among nurses.
Alternatives
You are free to or not to participate in this study. It is okay if you decide not to participate in this study. There are no negative feelings, penalties, punishments or problems if you decided not to participate in this study. Also, there are no any consequences to your job if you decide not to participate in this study.
Confidentiality
The researcher will ensure that all information about you is kept confidential. You are not required to provide us with your name. Only the investigator will have access to the questionnaires. After the study has been completed, the data will be stored in a locked file.
The results may be published in a journal or used for teaching purposes. Even in such instances your name or other identifiers will not be disclosed and the information form participants will be used collectively not on individual basis.
Request for More Information
In case you have more questions about the study, you are free to ask at any time. The investigator has provided his phone numbers and Email address so that you can contact him with any questions or concerns about the study at any time. If during the study or late you wish to discuss your rights as a research subject, your participation and/or concerns about this study, or if you feel under any pressure to enroll in this study, you can contact a representative of the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa through:
Tel: +277( 0)31 260 3587.
Questions
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This study has been explained to me. If I have further questions about this study, I would first talk to the investigator. I can also contact a member of the Research Ethics Committee at the University of KwaZulu-Natal at Faculty of Biomedical Research through:
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Tel: +277( 0)31 260 3587.
Consent to Participate
I have been given a copy of this consent form to keep.
CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH PROJECT
I……… (Your full name) hereby confirm that I understand the contents of this document and the nature of the research project, and I consent to participating in the research project.
I understand that PARTIPCATION IS VOLUNTARY and I am at liberty to withdraw from the project at any time, should I so desire.
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Signature Date
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