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Abstract Registered nurses need to be prepared to understand and engage with research as part of core NHS business. This article – the first in a series
INNOVATION
17 May, 2021
Research nurses are well placed to take control of informed consent during a clinical trial. This article discusses research nurses experience of this process during the coronavirus pandemic and how this can be used in the future. This article comes with a handout for a journal club discussion
Abstract
In this article we describe the steps we took to involve research nurses in the consent process during the exceptional period of clinical uncertainty, organisational upheaval and resource pressures seen during the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. We show that nurses are well placed to coordinate the multidisciplinary team and have a unique set of professional skills that can be harnessed to improve the consent process, participants’ experiences and research outcomes.