title: The clinical nurse specialist as research coordinator in clinical drug trials.
abstract: With advanced clinical expertise and knowledge of the research process, the Master's-prepared clinical nurse specialist can engage in research in a variety of settings, including serving as a research coordinator for clinical trials required for new drug development. Based on a review of the literature, this challenging role will be examined in this article. The process of new drug development and the role of the Food and Drug Administration will also be examined. In addition, ethical issues related to conducting research with human subjects will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Raybuck
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D017277:Drug Approval; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration