Aug 20, 2015 in Professional Development, Research I love to see people thrive in their work; I get a buzz out of seeing people put their talents to work in clinical research and feel good about it. The more I learn about the people I work with, … Continue reading
Aug 18, 2015 in Collaborative Network, Professional Development, Research I recently visited Montreal and had the opportunity to meet with Linda Chin at McGill University research nurse working at Montreal’s newest hospital. How did you become a research nurse? Well, I was an agency nurse in oncology when their … Continue reading
Mar 19, 2015 in confidentiality, Ethics, Fidelity, informed consent, Justice, Non-maleficence, Recruitment and retention, Research, Research ethics, respect for autonomy, Veracity In the seventh and final blog in this series on the ethical principles underpinning research I’m going to consider ‘respect for autonomy’. This principle requires that researchers allow individuals to make free and voluntary decisions about participating in research after … Continue reading
Mar 13, 2015 in confidentiality, Ethics, Fidelity, Research, Research ethics In my penultimate blog exploring the ethical principles underpinning research I’m going to consider ‘confidentiality’. Whilst all healthcare professionals will be familiar with this principle, it is worth taking time to explore how this principle might need to be treated … Continue reading
Mar 9, 2015 in Professional Development, Research Like many of you I ‘fell’ into research nursing. Some are scouted by a professor with a project and a grant or a senior research nurse who spotted your ‘talent’ while working alongside you in out-patient clinic. Today even scientists … Continue reading