Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Journal Title or Book Title
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
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Publisher's PDF
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
DOI
10.1017/cts.2017.294
Abstract
Introduction. Nurses are critical to the research enterprise. However all nurses are not prepared to participate as members of the research team since education and training in clinical research nursing and nurse-specific Good Clinical Practice are not consistently included in nursing curricula. The lack of nurse education and training in clinical research and Good Clinical Practice leaves research participants vulnerable with a nursing workforce that is not prepared to balance fidelity to protocol and patient quality care and safety. Methods. A collaborative network of nurses within Clinical and Translational Science Awards and beyond was established to address this education and training need. Over a 2-year period, using expert opinion, Delphi methods, and measures of validity and reliability the team constructed curriculum and knowledge test items. Results. A pilot modular electronic curriculum, including knowledge pretest and post-tests, in clinical research nursing and nurse-specific Good Clinical Practice competencies was developed. Conclusions. As the scope and setting of clinical research changes, it is likely that all practicing nurses, regardless of their practice setting or specialty, will care for patients on research protocol, making all nurses, in essence, clinical research nurses. The curriculum developed by this protocol will address that workforce education and training need.
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Recommended Citation
Eckardt, Patricia A.; Hammer, Marilyn J.; Barton-Burke, Margaret; McCabe, Margaret; Kovner, Christine T.; Behrens, Liza; Reens, Heather; and Coller, Barry S., "All Nurses Need to be Research Nurses" (2017). Faculty Works: NUR (2010-2023). 26.
https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_fac/26
