[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2341-2342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-938]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; the Ethical Problems 
Encountered by Nurses and Social Workers: Implications for Job 
Satisfaction and Retention

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects, the Department of Clinical 
Bioethics, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish 
periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: The Ethical Problems Encountered by 
Nurses and Social Workers:

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Implications for Job Satisfaction and Retention. Type of Information 
Collection Request: new. Need and Use of Information Collection: The 
purposes of the study are (1) to identify common ethical problems 
experienced by nurses and social workers in health care settings; (2) 
to identify the relationships between selected individual and 
organizational factors and perceptions of ethical stress, job 
satisfication and retention; and (3) to identify the availability of 
ethics support services. The findings will provide valuable information 
concerning: (1) The extent to which ethical problems and stress are 
contributing to a shortage of health care providers; (2) the importance 
of ethics related content in nurses' and social workers' education; and 
(3) the importance of ethics support services. Frequency of Response: 
Once. Affected Public: Individuals; academic institutions; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit organizations. Type of Respondents: 
Registered nurses and social workers. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,700; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .33; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 891. The annualized 
cost to respondents is estimated at: $59,400. There are no capital 
costs to report. There are no operating or maintenance costs to report.
    Request for Comment: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans, 
contact Connie Ulrich, RN, PhD, Principal Investigator, Department of 
Clinical Bioethics, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, Building 10, 
Room 1C118, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 451-
8338 or E-mail your request, including your address to: 
[email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: January 9, 2003.
David K. Henderson,
Deputy Director, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National 
Institutes of Health.
Ezekiel Emanuel,
Director, Department of Clinical Bioethics, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical 
Center, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 03-938 Filed 1-15-03; 8:45 am]
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