title: Staff nurses' responsibilities when caring for patients in a research study.
abstract: The primary principle in the care of the patient involved in health care research is that the patient's welfare has priority. The patient's rights to provide informed consent and to withdraw from any study should be upheld and facilitated at all times. Nurses have an important role as patient advocates and direct care providers in ensuring research is conducted in clinical settings in an ethical, scientifically valid manner.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas, School of Nursing, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Lynne M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Connelly
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000941:ethics*; D035842:Research Subjects