Minority involvement in clinical trials is necessary to promote diversification in health-related research. The clinical trials nurse is uniquely qualified to advocate for and ensure the success of the minority participant in clinical trials research during the processes of recruitment, informed consent, and retention of subjects. This article incorporates a review of literature in conjunction with the American Nurses Association's standard of practice number 7 regarding ethics to demonstrate how the role of the clinical trials nurse as subject advocate can facilitate successful participation of minorities in clinical trial research.
Keywords: advocate; clinical trials nurse; culture; informed consent; minority research subject; recruitment; retention.
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