Science, technology, and innovation: nursing responsibilities in clinical research.

Full Abstract

Clinical research is a systematic investigation of human biology, health, or illness involving human beings. It builds on laboratory and animal studies and often involves clinical trials, which are specifically designed to test the safety and efficacy of interventions in humans. Nurses are critical to the conduct of ethical clinical research and face clinical, ethical, and regulatory challenges in research in many diverse roles. Understanding and addressing the ethical challenges that complicate clinical research is integral to upholding the moral commitment that nurses make to patients, including protecting their rights and ensuring their safety as patients and as research participants.

Author information

Author/s: Grady, Christine (C); Edgerly, Maureen (M);

Affiliation: Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Building 10/1C118, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. cgrady(-atsign-)nih.gov

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review

Journal: The Nursing clinics of North America (Nurs Clin North Am), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Dec; vol 44 (issue 4) : pp 471-81

Dates: Created 2009/10/23; Completed 2009/11/06;

PMID: 19850183, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2009, IMS Date: )

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