Requests for Participant Recruitment from Nursing Students


Dalhousie University 
School of Nursing 
Process for Participant Recruitment for Research or Project Requests  

This process is for anyone, internal or external to the university, who is seeking to recruit students from Dalhousie University School of Nursing to participate in research or projects.  

The process will take 2-4 weeks. 

Requests to recruit students from the School of Nursing for research or projects should be sent to the School of Nursing Research Manager by email < Julie.barry@dal.ca > attaching the following information on the study:

A cover email to include:  

  • Population to be recruited 
  • If you require class time, please inform us 
  • Names and positions of research or project team 
  • Description of supports in place for participants should they require it. 
  • Dissemination plan for the project  
  • How you plan to include and inform School of Nursing of the research or project results 

    Attachments: 

  • Recruitment materials 
  • Protocol or REB submission  
  • REB approval  

For course assignments: 

A cover email to include:  

  • Protocol or assignment description 
  • Population to be recruited 
  • If you require class time, please inform us 
  • Names and positions of research or project team 
  • Description of supports in place for participants should they require it. 
  • Information on what will happen to the data following the end of the project 
  • Dissemination plan for the project  
  • How you plan to include and inform School of Nursing of the project findings 

    Attachments: 

  • Recruitment materials 
  • Department ethics submission 
  • Department ethics approval  

All requests will be reviewed by the Chair of the Research & Scholarly Development Committee who will respond to the request in a timely manner.

If you have questions or require further information, please contact Julie Barry, Research Manager, julie.barry@dal.ca.