Informed Consent:
You are invited to complete an anonymous survey by a Walden University researcher.
Study title: _Generalized Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, and Confidence in Responding to Human Trafficking among Emergency Department Nurses_
Researcher name: _Kristen L. Six_
Researcher role at Walden University: _Student__
Researcher contact information: _kristen.six@waldenu.edu_
Number of volunteers needed: __108__
Number of minutes needed for survey: _15___
Volunteers must be:
· Age 18 years or greater____
· Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the United States of America____
· Currently working as a registered nurse in an Emergency Department____
Your role:
can end any time you wish
involves no more risk than daily life
involves no payment
Privacy:
To protect your privacy, the researcher will not collect, track, or store your identity or contact info.
In place of a consent signature, your completion of the survey would indicate that you consent to your responses being analyzed in the study.
Data will be kept secure by using password-protected devices and platforms. Data will be kept for a period of at least 5 years, as required by the university.
Use of your responses:
Your survey responses will be used for academic research purposes only. Results of this study will be published online in Scholarworks and possibly other research sources that are easily found if you search for the researcher’s name along with the study topic.
Survey responses will be destroyed after a period of 5 years, as required by the university. The researcher is only permitted to share your responses with other researchers and analysis tools if all names, places, voices, images, and other identifying details have been removed.
Protecting You
If distress arises, support and referral can be obtained via dialing 988 for a national crisis hotline. If you want to talk privately about your rights as a participant or any negative parts of the study, you can call Walden University’s Research Participant Advocate at 612-312-1210 or email IRB@mail.waldenu.edu. Walden University’s approval number for this study is # 10-15-26-1186483 and it expires on 10/14/2027.
You might wish to retain this consent form for your records. You may ask the researcher or Walden University for a copy at any time using the contact info above.