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Clinical research nursing, particularly the study co-ordinator role in oncology, has evolved over the past century to become a vital specialty practice supporting clinical research.
This article reviews the historical evolution and future landscape of the clinical research nurse study co-ordinator role in oncology clinical trials.
Affirms vital oncology study coordinator roles in practice now; leaves open standardization of competencies for future trials.
Clinical research nursing is a specialty practice that has evolved over the past century. Clinical research nurses (CRNs) work directly (e.g., direct care provider and advance clinician) or indirectly (e.g., manager, educator, and study co-ordinator) to support clinic research. For more than 50 years, oncology nurses have contributed to the body of evidence describing and validating the responsibilities and importance of the nurse in clinical research, especially the study co-ordinator role. This article will focus on the CRN study co-ordinator role in oncology clinical trials highlighting the historical evolution of the role, the contributions of dedicated members of the Oncology Nursing Society, and the future landscape of clinical research nursing through the International Association of CRNs.
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Nozzoli et al. (2011) conducted a review in Oncology clinical trials. Clinical research nursing, particularly the study co-ordinator role in oncology, has evolved over the past century to become a vital specialty practice supporting clinical research.
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