title: Recognizing nurses' contributions to the clinical research process.
abstract: A survey of the clinical research nurses (CRNs) associated with the Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Complications of Vertically Transmitted HIV Infection Study was conducted to delineate the nurses' roles. The diversity of activities reported by the CRNs are presented, categorized, and compared to those stated in the protocol job descriptions. Additional dimensions of the multifaceted CRN role are identified. Aspects of the nurses' role associated with special needs of the study cohort and related implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Xanthos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carp
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Geromanos
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000451:nursing*; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007587:Job Description; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires