In some cases, it might be appropriate for the doctoral student to maintain confidentiality by removing key pieces of evidence/data that might give away the organization’s identity. The doctoral student should direct questions to IRB@waldenu.edu when these situations arise.

 The doctoral student is responsible for complying with all of the organization’s

policies. This includes, but is not limited to, site IRB policies and site resource use policies (pertaining to copying/ printing materials, etc.).

 The doctoral student may not collect any type of data from patients or patients’

family members for this type of project. If at some point the doctoral student wishes to pursue that type of data collection, s/he will need to follow the standard university procedures to obtain prior approval from the Walden University IRB.

Collecting data from human subjects without appropriate IRB approval can result in invalidation of the data and dismissal from the program.

 The doctoral student is responsible for ensuring that no proprietary, sensitive, or

confidential information is disclosed in the doctoral project document. The doctoral student is responsible for learning about the organization’s policies on use of the organization’s resources (including email addresses, printing materials, etc.) for individual projects. Many organizations have restrictions on use of company resources for educational projects.

Other student obligations will be outlined in the final page of Form A. Faculty supervision requirements for Staff Education projects include the following:

 The supervising faculty member will ensure that the student properly requests any project design changes by emailing ethicsDNP@waldenu.edu.

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 The supervising faculty member will ensure that the student promptly reports any unexpected or otherwise significant adverse events and general problems within 1 week by emailing ethicsDNP@waldenu.edu.

 The supervising faculty member will report any possible noncompliance on the part of the student by emailing ethicsDNP@waldenu.edu.

 The supervising faculty member’s supervision role continues as long as the student remains enrolled in the present course with the faculty member.