title: Preparing nurses for clinical trials: the cancer center approach.
abstract: How do you prepare the nursing staff for the implementation of a new phase I drug protocol? It is the nursing educator who assists the staff nurses to competently and confidently learn to provide direct care and support to patients in clinical trials. Preparation of the nursing staff involves an analysis of the proposed study's impact on nursing, orientation of the study, periodic updates, specialized training if necessary, and facilitation of patient teaching.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Nursing Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012380:Role