title: Pioneering spirit.
abstract: For many patients, clinical research nurses are the face of clinical studies. It can be hard work bridging the gap between patients and other healthcare professionals, but it is well worth the effort.
authors.affiliation: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Trust, Merseyside.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bermingham
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom