title: Nursing ethics. Consent to research: the role of the nurse.
abstract: Last week, the author considered the problems nurses face when helping patients to give informed consent to surgery. This week the author looks at the consent issues faced by nurses caring for patients involved in clinical research. The problems associated with consent to research can be even more complex than those relating just to surgery. This article reviews ways of tackling them.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alderson
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care; D012941:Social Responsibility