Presents a framework for multisite clinical studies based on research in 17 hospitals. Five areas of key research tasks are addressed: general systems design, public relations, human resource issues, data quality, and data management. (SK)

A follow-up survey of 142 nurse researchers employed in clinical settings (75% response) found that fewer than half have a budget, 52% have secretarial support, 82% have a research committee, and 71% report to the chief nurse executive. Although their positions were primarily research, the average time spent on research was 50%. (JOW)

Increasing numbers of hospitals and medical centers employ clinical nurse researchers. Nursing doctoral programs can prepare graduates for this role with courses in philosophy and ethics; research methods, statistics, and measurement; grantsmanship; and information dissemination. (SK)

In fall 1990, a study was conducted to assess the attitudes of nursing students who were attending Riverside Community College (RCC), in California, toward exposure to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (AIDS/HIV) positive patients in a hospital setting. All students enrolled in RCC's associate degree nursing program…

The purpose of this study was to develop Associate Degree nursing program guidelines for Riverside Community College (RCC), in California, regarding mandatory nursing student assignment to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients, and student refusal of such assignments in a clinical setting. During the 1990 fall semester, RCC's Nursing…