Clinical trials will continue to be paramount to improving human health. New trial designs
and informed consent issues are emerging as a result of genomic profiling and the …

Objective To examine the developmental characteristics and trends affecting clinical
research nurses (CRNs) in China and provide a reference for the training and employment …

Background Clinical Research Nurses practice across a wide spectrum of roles and settings
within the global research enterprise. Clinical Research Nurses working with clinical trials …

Background Clinical research is increasing across the United Kingdom. Within the context of
a shortage of nurses, trusts have struggled to maintain research capacity. In order to meet …

Background Research nurses, midwives and allied health professionals are members of an
important emergent profession delivering clinical research and, in the United Kingdom, have …

Competency-based training and professional development is critical to the clinical research
enterprise. Understanding research coordinators' perspectives is important for establishing a …

Introduction Over the last 10-15 years the role of the clinical research nurse (CRN) has
evolved, with many CRNs now participating in the design, planning, analysis and …

This chapter will describe the roles and contributions of nurses in the clinical research
enterprise and will define the emerging specialty practice domain of clinical research …

Due to the nature of risk in clinical research, patient harm may result; therefore, it is essential
to mitigate the risks ensuring the safety of participants and the integrity of clinical research …

The non-invasive, ecologically valid, measurement of post awakening cortisol secretion
(PACS) in saliva tissue has greatly informed literature within the …