Responsibilities when a patient is a research subject.
Subject recruitment must be performed with attention to subject rights and research protocols. Subject retention is critical to a good study, but continued participation must be voluntary (Raudonis, 1992). Good communication and support can benefit both subjects and researcher. The RN must know the agency's policies and procedures that guide in caring for a patient who is also a research subject. Attention must be paid to improving communications with the researcher.
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Wright State University-Miami Valley School of Nursing, Dayton, OH 45435.
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