NURSING RESOURCES
Overview
The Nursing Service of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Clinical Research Center, is composed of an all RN staff. The nursing staff of the Clinical Research Center are dedicated to excellence in care, facilitating the clinical research program and supporting nursing research. Practicing in the collaborative practice model, used throughout nursing at BIDMC, each
CRC nurse takes responsibility and accountability for providing care for study participants. CRC nurses manage the nursing care, implement the research study protocol, and coordinate services throughout the patient's hospitalization. The
CRC nurses offer expertise in a wide variety of clinical disciplines. Special skills include:
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Expertise in
patient care spanning healthy volunteers to acutely ill
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Ability to
conduct complex inpatient and outpatient studies
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Accurate data
collection including precise collection of timed specimens
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Extensive
experience with Phase I trials
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24/7
availability to accommodate inpatient or outpatient activity
Nurse Study Coordinator Role
The
CRC nursing staff is actively involved in research protocols from the beginning
of each study. This is assured through the role of study coordinator. Each
CRC approved study is assigned a nurse coordinator. Each registered
professional nurse on the CRC carries approximately 15 - 20 studies at any one
given time. The nurse study coordinator helps translate the investigator’s
proposal into a practical research protocol. Specific nursing responsibilities
regarding protocols and testing procedures are delineated through the
development of a nursing protocol for each study. This protocol includes a
review of the purpose of the study, nursing preparation and responsibilities for
testing, data collections, flow sheets, and any specific guidelines for patient
safety. Together the nurse and investigator review this plan to ensure
consistent and effective management of patient care and accurate data
collection. Additional personnel (nutritionist, laboratory staff, research
assistants, clerical staff) are brought into the process as needed. Each study
is presented to the nursing staff by the nurse study coordinator and the
investigator’s team. All inservices are videotaped therefore enabling all
nurses to participate in educational activities. This assures that all staff
hear the same information regarding a study and promotes close adherence to the
protocol plan.
Education of Research Nurses
Research nurses working directly for investigators who are interested in an individualized orientation to the CRC may contact Linda Godfrey-Bailey, Nurse manager.
Assistance with Pre-review of Informed
Consent
The
CRC nursing staff are also available to review informed consents prior to IRB
submission.
For more
information please contact
Linda Godfrey-Bailey, MSN, APRN, BC, Nurse Manager
(617) 667-3354
The
Harvard-Thorndike CRC is funded by Grant M01 RR01032 from the NCRR, NIH
Please send general questions about
the CRC to the
Administrative Manager.
Technical questions about this Web site can be addressed to the GCRC's
Webmaster.
Clinical Research Center
(CRC)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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