title: Oncology clinical trials nursing: developing competencies for the novice.
abstract: Oncology clinical trials are important in the improvement of outcomes for people with or at risk for cancer. Because of the complexity of oncology clinical trials and the needs of patients with cancer, nurses play a crucial and unique role in the trial setting. However, great variability exists in how the role of the nurse on a research team is defined and implemented. An Oncology Nursing Society project team set out to identify the core competencies required of a novice oncology clinical trials nurse (CTN) across diverse settings. This article describes the process used to develop core competencies for the novice CTN, presents the final core competencies, and offers examples of how those competencies might be used in practice.
authors: Education Department, Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. blubejko@ons.org
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Lubejko
authors: Marjorie
authors: M
authors: Good
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Weiss
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Schmieder
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Leos
authors: Penny
authors: P
authors: Daugherty
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D000078329:Workforce