Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects ("Common Rule): The Office for Human Research Protection.
The Belmont Report: Ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research.
U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee: Tuskegee Study, 1932-1972.
Outcome Measurement in Nursing: Imperatives, Ideals, History, and Challenges: This is a great article on the importance of properly measuring outcomes to nursing.
The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators: This is the premier resource on nurse sensitive outcome indicators.
Handout: Government Documents Search
APA Reference Example: Report by a Government Agency
APA Reference Example: Published Dissertation or Thesis
APA Reference Example: Unpublished Dissertation or Thesis
Searching for Government Documents: This is an introduction to Government documents: What they are and how to find them
U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) - Official Website of the U.S. Government Publishing Office:
Federal Depository Library - The USF Tampa Library is a Federal Depository Library and "...selects, acquires, and organizes approximately 55 percent of the government publications issued by the Government Printing Office".
NIH Human Subjects Protection Training: The NIH Office of Extramural Research offers a free class on protecting human research participants that includes a quiz and certificate of completion. A Spanish language version is also available
Differentiating research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement: This short article give a good overview of the difference and how to protect human subjects.