title: The role of nurse practitioners in research.
abstract: Research can be accomplished by NPs even in times of financial constraint. Planning becomes more important, and a group of clinicians working together will make a difference in making studies possible. The most important requirement is probably the need for utmost care in planning. Given that NPs are willing to undergo the effort and frustrations of meticulous planning, NPs can fill the gap in clinical research left by the concentration of studies at the molecular rather the patient level.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pope
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D015399:Nursing Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic