NURS 8201 Assignment 1: CITI Program Training
NURS 8201 Assignment 1: CITI Program Training
As a doctorally-prepared nurse, you may have opportunities to collaborate in research activities in your
practice. The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) provides education on
protection of human subjects. In the United States, the CITI Program is the training module that most
research institutions use. Therefore, as a part of this course, you are required to successfully complete
the CITI Program training by Day 7 of Week 9.
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This online course may take up to 8 hours to complete. You will receive an electronic Certificate of
Completion upon successfully passing the training. You will submit this Certificate of Completion to the
Walden University Institutional Review Board office when you submit an application to conduct
research.
To Prepare:
Follow the instructions on the CITI Program Learner Registration webpage to create your
account (https://www.citiprogram.org/index.cfm?pageID=154&icat=0&clear=1).
o Review the CITI Program Learner Registration Guide for step-by-step instructions on
completing the registration process.
o Be sure to select Walden University under the “Select Your Organization Affiliation”
section. If you do not select Walden University, you will not be able to access the
training at no cost.
Create and record your CITI Program User Name and Password for future reference.
To complete:
By Day 7 of Week 9
Complete the five required Citi Program training modules as well as the two elective modules.
Copy and paste the Certificate of Completion into a Word document and save the file as a “.doc”
or “.rtf” file.
By Day 7
Submit your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 9.
Note: This Assignment must be completed by Day 7 of Week 9 in order for you to successfully complete
this course.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK9Assgn+last name+first
initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 9 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 9 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from
this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document
you saved as “WK9Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my
paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
