Creating a novel structure for nursing research in a cooperative clinical trials group: the Children's Oncology Group experience.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a novel structure designed to integrate nursing research into the Children's Oncology Group (COG).


METHODS
Review articles, reports, and newsleters.


CONCLUSIONS
A new structure using nurse researcher-advanced practice nurse dyads has succesfully integrated nurse researchers into COG scientific activity, as evidenced by the development of concept proposals, companion protocols, nursing objectives in therapeutic trials, and nurse-led publications.


CONCLUSIONS
This provides a promising method for integrating nurse researchers and increasing multidisciplinary research collaboration in cooperative oncology group.
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, USC School of Medicine and Children Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. kruccione@chla.usc.edu
Kathleen S
KS
Ruccione
Pamela S
PS
Hinds
Joetta DeSwarte
JD
Wallace
Katherine Patterson
KP
Kelly
D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D016730:Program Development; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States