薬理と治療

Abstract

Objectives　Our primary objective was to promote nurses’ involvement in clinical research. To this end, we studied training nurses’ experience with and awareness of clinical research. We then used this information to establish methods for the education of clinical research among nurses. Methods　We surveyed clinical nurses at Tokushima University Hospital and assessed their awareness of clinical research knowledge using questionnaires. We used five‒point and two‒point scales for the same. We included questionnaires that collected data on various experiences, and the participants’ awareness and experiences were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results　All 23 of the nurses who participated in Tokushima University Hospital’s nursing training program responded to the questionnaires（response rate: 100％）. Approximately 80％ of the respondents were aware of registration trials and clinical research, but less than 20％ of the nurses were aware of the difference between the two and of the ethical aspects of clinical research. Although the roles of a clinical research coordinator were not recognized, 26％ of the nurses showed an interest in clinical studies and the nursing of clinical trial participants. Conclusions　These finding suggested that nurses’ level of knowledge related to clinical research was not sufficient. Based on these results, we would be able to examine and formulate possible educational implementations in a future study.