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General Information
The GCRC 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,
geriatrics, cardiology, and oncology
serve as a foundation for implementation of quality
clinical research protocols.
Staff are certified in either Basic or Advanced
Cardiac Life Support. Each
GCRC 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 specimetry
- Performance of complex endocrine and metabolic testing
- Cardiac monitoring
- Sleep monitoring
- Performance testing in sleep deprivation and other
altered states
- Pain testing
- Assistance with biopsies, lumbar puncture and other
invasive procedures
- Medication compliance monitoring
- Computer testing
- Digital eye photography
- Performing assessment batteries
- Coordinating studies on the GCRC (preparing flowsheets
and documentation)
Nursing staff may provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for GCRC Investigator protocols. Staff work with both
inpatient and
outpatient research participants. Weekend hours are
also available.
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Contact
Freddie Jenkins
Patient Care Manager
Phone: 410-550-1056
Fax: 410-550-1227
Email: fjenkins@jhmi.edu
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