Table 1.

Nursing roles in clinical research

Role	Primary responsibility
Direct care provider	Provide direct care to research participants
Research coordinator	Coordinate day-to-day activities of one or more clinical research studies
Advanced clinician	Provide advance nursing care to research participants
Manager	Provide leadership for a clinical research unit/facility
Educator	Provide clinical research specific education and training
Scientist	Conduct research on various aspects of health, illness, and health care.
Monitor	Assess clinical research practices at the site for compliance with research regulations and the protocol
Regulatory specialist	Provide a wide variety of activities related to regulatory document preparation and communication with regulatory authorities
IRB/IEC administrator	Provide oversight, administration, implementation, and management of all IRB/IEC activities

IRB: Institutional Review Board, IEC: Institutional Ethics Committee