Services

The Clinical Research Unit maintains a full time staff of 2 registered nurses experienced in the nursing care of research subjects. They are supplemented with additional resources as needed via a prn pool of nurses, sleep techs, lab techs, CNAs, and EMTs. The staff is in place to facilitate the research-required study procedures required for study visits conducted in the outpatient unit on Collins 3, or in an out-patient clinic. The staff will conduct the applicable research visits in accordance with the protocol. Services can include (but are not limited to):

- Subject assessment (within the confines of licensure/certification of the assigned staff member)
- IV line insertion
- Phlebotomy
- Vital signs
- Drug administration
- Serial blood drawing
- Point of care testing
- Subject monitoring
- ECG collection
- Continuous cardiac monitoring
- Spirometry
- QOL questionnaire administration
- Blood sample processing
- Sleep monitoring