Abstract
Currently, no specific nurse-credentialing certification exists in clinical research leading nurses to avoid certification or to obtain a certification below their current role and educational scope of practice. Although essential to the field, the clinical research nurse (CRN) is practicing with informal educational training and without formal scopes or standards of practice guiding her or his work in a clinical research setting. Knowing how clinical research nurses learn to perform clinical research practices will help identify experiences which enhance professional development leading to competence. Conceivably, learning experiences from this study can be used to formalize education for clinical research nurses through development of clinical research nursing standards. Understanding the clinical research nurses' point of view may result in an appreciation by nursing organizations, clinical research professionals, and the investigative research team, the unique role nurses demonstrate in the clinical research field. This study will describe the lived experiences of clinical research nurses through descriptive questions based on competence themes developed in the Nurse Competence Scale (NCS). The study results can add to the body of knowledge as registered nurses develop evidence-based standards for the conduct of clinical research.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Nurse Competence, Clinical Research Nurses, Clinical Research
Advisor
Karen Myers
Second Advisor
Geralyn Meyer
Third Advisor
Michael Grady
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Saint Louis University
Degree Year
2015
Recommended Citation
Kampelman, Janine A., "Lived experiences of clinical research nurses: Competence and expectations" (2023). Dissertations. 638.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/638
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-09-11
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3715748; ProQuest document ID: 1701983774. The author still retains copyright.