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General Information
The CRU Nursing Staff is comprised of expert practitioners from various areas of nursing practice. Their backgrounds in general medical-surgical, intensive care, burn care, drug research, cardiology, and oncology serve as a foundation for implementation of quality clinical research protocols. Staff are certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support. Each CRU protocol is assigned a Nurse coordinator who is responsible for moving the study from "paper to practice." This nurse develops the necessary study forms, plans for staff education and projects participant scheduling according to the study target dates and Investigator preference.
Services Provided
- Venipuncture and maintenance of intravenous lines for specimen collection and/or drug administration
- Procurement, preparation, storage and packaging of specimens
- Acute emergency care, including full life support of the JHBMC Code Team
- Precise timing and collection of research data
- Allergy skin testing
- Study specific questionnaires
- Peak flow and spirometry
- Performance of complex endocrine and metabolic testing
- Sleep monitoring
- Performance testing in sleep deprivation and other altered states
- Pain testing
- Assistance with biopsies, lumbar puncture and other invasive procedures
- Medication administration
- Medication compliance monitoring
- Drug infusions
- Computer testing
- Performing assessment batteries
- Coordinating studies on the CRU (preparing flowsheets and documentation)
Nursing staff may provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for CRU Investigator protocols. Staff work with both inpatient and outpatient research participants. Weekend hours are also available.
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Contact
Freddie Jenkins MSN, RN, BC
Patient Care Manager
Phone: 410-550-1056
Fax: 410-550-1227
Email: fjenkins@jhmi.edu
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