Robert Pirka, MD, Medical University of Vienna, discusses the role that nurses can play in making patients feel more comfortable about enrolling in a lung cancer clinical trial.
Robert Pirka, MD, Medical University of Vienna, discusses the role that nurses can play in making patients feel more comfortable about enrolling in a lung cancer clinical trial.
When nurses explain the studies to patients, they are not only making them feel more comfortable about being in the trial, but also developing a strong relationship between the medical staff and the patients. With strict criteria and time constraints already working against researchers, nurses can play a monumental role in ensuring that patients get into clinical trials, which often offer the best standard of treatment.