Table 1. The Domain of Clinical Research Nursing Practice.

The overall domain of practice includes care provided to research participants, as well as coordination of care and services and activities to support protocol implementation, data collection, human subject protection and participation in team science

Dimension	Definition
Clinical Practice	Provision of nursing care, education, and support, using the nursing process, to participants in clinical research and their families and significant others. Care requirements are determined by the scope of study participation, the clinical condition of the patient, and the requirements and clinical effects of research procedures and data collection
Study Management	Management of clinical and research support activities in order to assure patient safety, address clinical needs and assure protocol integrity and accurate data collection
Care Coordination and Continuity	Coordination of research and clinical activities to meet clinical needs, complete study requirements and manage linkage with referring and primary care providers
Human Subjects Protection	Facilitation of informed participation by diverse participants in clinical research
Contributing to the Science	Contributions as a research team member to the development of new ideas for study, explorations of innovations arising for clinical research and application of clinical research findings to practice