Mailing Lists for Research Procedure for Accessing the NAPNAP Membership
(mailing list, e-mail or web posting) for Research General Rules 1. Access to the NAPNAP membership or any subgroup (e.g., Chapters or Special Interest Groups) for research purposes is generally reserved to NAPNAP members only. Access may be permitted to nonmembers with special permission of the Research Chair. 2. NAPNAP limits access to membership to research proposals designed by experienced investigators. For new investigators or student proposals, the inclusion of a faculty mentor or experienced researcher on the investigative team is required. Only well-designed (quality) research projects will be considered for distribution to the membership. 3. NAPNAP has the right to limit the number of times per quarter that NAPNAP members are accessed for research purposes. 4. Access to the NAPNAP Member Mailing for research purposes is generally reserved to nursing research, but may be permitted for non-nursing research with special permission of the Research Chair. 5. Applicant must complete a NAPNAP Research Mailing List/Data Base Access Request Form in order to be considered for access. 6. The NAPNAP Research Mailing List/Data Base Access Request Form (with a non-refundable application fee of $50.00 for members, $100 for non-members*) must be submitted to the NAPNAP National Office, (20 Brace Road, Suite 200, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 or via fax at 856/857-1600) and approved prior to completing the Mailing List Order form. 7. Once received, the National Office verifies applicant member status. If applicant is not a NAPNAP member the request is forwarded to the Research Committee Chair for individual consideration. 8. If applicant is a member, the National Office sends copy of request form to 3 members of the NAPNAP Research Committee and the Research Chair for review. 9. All requests must include: a. School/Health Care Agency Affiliation b. School/Health Care Agency Department c. Name of Faculty Advisor, if applicant is a student d. Bio-sketch of the principal investigator e. Documentation of IRB approval** f. Description of distribution approach (Note: if distribution will be at the NAPNAP conference or a chapter meeting, verification that permission has been obtained by the DPER or Chapter President must be included) g. Name of publication to which a manuscript will be sent h. Timeline and anticipated date for distribution of the survey i. Description of how NAPNAP will be acknowledged in the final research summary j. Abstract. k. Cover letter that will accompany the research instrument(s) (Advisor’s name and contact information must be included on the cover letter that accompanies the survey to be used for data collection.) l. Sample of all research instruments and surveys to be distributed m. Signed acknowledgement agreeing to the terms of the request n. Signed faculty endorsement (if applicant is a student.) 10. Approved Request Forms will be sent to the National Office for processing. The National Office will then follow the usual mailing list request process and payment schedule. 11. After the data analysis is complete, the individual is requested to share the results with the Research Committee. 12. The researcher must acknowledge the NAPNAP membership as a data source in any publications developed from the survey. * Please note: Costs for acquiring the mailing list are additional.
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