Apr 30, 2013 in Professional Development The number of ways we sabotage ourselves is endless while there’s only one way we support our leadership and that’s with a CHOICE. Freedom is both liberating and scary. Today’s world and lives give us unprecedented freedom to choose our … Continue reading
Apr 21, 2013 in Professional Development, Research One of the reasons for my studying nursing was because of the many career opportunities that exist, such as going into management or becoming a nurse specialist. As I went through my degree and read the many, many, many (!) … Continue reading
Apr 20, 2013 in Recruitment and retention, Research The number of patients recruited to clinical trials grew from 208,200 in 2007/8 to 595,540 in 2011/12. Despite this increase in the number of research participants, one of the main reasons for delays in producing new medicines and new treatments … Continue reading
Tagged clinical research, clinical research nurse, clinical trials, recruitment | Mar 10, 2013 in Research, Study Management So what is an SOP? A standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is a document that contains accurate and detailed instructions to perform a process or procedure to ensure that the procedure is performed the same way each time and the same … Continue reading
Feb 11, 2013 in Professional Development, Research I am often asked, by nurses not working in research, “what is a research nurse and what do they do” “what are the responsibilities of a research nurse”? When I start to think about all of the steps involved in … Continue reading