Clinical coordination of research.
A feeding study conducted at a tertiary care center's neonatal intensive care unit tested a predictive model of bottle-feeding readiness and feeding outcomes. The study examined how bottle-feeding experience influences both bottle-feeding readiness and outcomes. The clinical coordinator played an integral role in the success of the research by coordinating the education of nurses, data collectors, and families; communicating with various interest groups; managing recruitment, enrollment, and participant tracking; and overseeing data collection.
School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0567, USA. athomps@vcu.edu
Alison
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Thompson
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Pickler
Barbara
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Reyna
D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000451:nursing; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003142:Communication; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D011361:Professional Competence; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012107:Research Design; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology