Helping Researchers Implement Clinical Research Studies

The Research Nursing Core provides investigators with skilled staff and state-of-the-art facilities to implement clinical research studies. Our research nurses are all trained for complex, detailed research observations and precise collection and storage of specimens.

Our Services

Once the IRB and the Schubert Research Clinic (SRC) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) have approved an investigator’s protocol, a research nurse is assigned to facilitate study implementation.

This includes:

• Serving as a liaison between the investigator’s study team and the SRC clinic staff, as well as all service providers (investigational pharmacy, research and clinical labs, radiology, and many others)
• Preparing data collection flow sheets and study-specific physician orders, which describe in precise detail the steps to properly implement the study
• Maintaining contact with the investigator and study coordinator throughout the study to ensure a smooth process for the study team and their participants
• Monitoring the research study until its completion 

Research nurse support is also available for study participants located outside the SRC in other areas of the hospital, via the use of “scatter” beds in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Psychiatric Unit, and at community events. 

Our Facilities

Our exam, triage and phlebotomy rooms are fully equipped for data and specimen collection, as well as safety and comfort for the study patient. The clinic also houses areas for monitoring exercise and play activities, as well as rooms to accommodate special populations.

We provide a Sample Processing Laboratory to accommodate investigators’ immediate processing needs. Samples of blood, urine, stool, bile, etc. can be processed 24 hours a day and are stored according to protocol.

The laboratory includes a:

• Refrigerated centrifuge and room temperature centrifuge for specimen processing
• Hemoglobin A1c machine
• 20°C freezers and refrigerators for specimen storage
• -80°C freezers for specimen storage

All freezers are monitored by the hospital electronic RMMS system.