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The documents that are listed here are those which were contributed to Pat Farrell for the purpose of sharing with other nurse managers.   These documents include  SOP's, Job Descriptions, Policies and Procedures, and other Miscellaneous Tools for the GCRC Nurse Manager.  These documents have been arranged by the the Contributing GCRC.   Click here to see the documents arranged by document category as categorized by the contributing institution.

This list can be continuously added to and updated.  Please submit your suggestions, additions and deletions to Region 4.  You can email the Region 4 Representative by accessing the Region 4 page.

Many thanks to Pat Farrell and the University of Washington for compiling these documents.

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Cincinnati

Standard Operating Procedure
Research Protocol Implementation
Sample Processing and Labeling
Policies and Procedure
Scatterbed Research

Joslin Diabetes

Policies and Procedure
Collection Of Blood Specimens By Venipuncture For Study Protocol Procedure
Frequent Sample IV Glucose Tolerance Test “FSIVGTT” Procedure
Glucose-Insulin Clamp Procedure
 Graded Glucose Infusion (GGI) Procedure Using A One-Time Insulin Bolus
Insulin Tolerance Test (ITT) Procedure
Meal Tolerance Procedure
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) Procedure
Sustacal Meal Tolerance Test (MTT) Procedure

MC Wisconsin

Scope of Services

Quality Assurance
Chart Audit
GCRC Protocol Checklist
GCRC Protocol Deviation
 Principal Investigator Satisfaction Survey

Job Description/Skills/Competencies
CMA
RN Skills Checklist
 Staff Nurse Orientation
Student Nurse Orientation
Urine Pregnancy
Urine Triage

Policies  and Procedure
Informed Consent

MU South Carolina

Policy and Procedures
IV Glucose Tolerance Test (IVGTT)

Northwestern University

Quality Assurance
Individual Nurse

Northshore LIJ Research Institute

Policy and Procedures
Assessment of Patients:  GCRC Intake
Charting:  GCRC
Medical Emergency Response
Informed Consent Process
Intravenous Catheter Insertion
Invasive Procedures
IV Lock insertion
No Show/Cancellation

Ohio State

Quality Assurance
 Patient Satisfaction Survey

Texas Children's Hospital

Job Description
Clinical Research Nurse

UCLA

Standard Operating Procedures
Blood Volume Guidelines
Management Meeting
Muscle Biopsy Setup
Obtaining Continuing Review IRB Approval Forms Protocol Orders
Refrigerator Check, Medication
Responsible Conduct of Research

Competencies
Nursing Care Specialist

Quality Assurance
Patient Satisfaction Survey (Spanish)
Patient Satisfaction Survey (English)

Misc.
Protocol Fact Sheet

Cleveland

Quality Assurance
Chart Audit Tool

Policy and Procedures
GCRC Scheduling

Job Descriptions/Evaluations
PRN Peer Review
RN Peer Review

MISC
Checklist for new Protocol
Checklist for updated Protocol
PK Time Template (Excel, example)
Protocol Conference
Protocol Nurse Communication
Protocol Nurse Needed
Protocol Orders
Protocol Termination
Protocol Update Notice

UNC

Standards of Practice
Alarms; Refrigerator and Freezer
Blood Collection
Blood Cultures
Charting by the nurse in GCRC
Clean Catch Urine
EKG
EMLA Cream
Expired Protocol
GCRC Outpatient Visits
Insuring Patient’s Understanding of Protocol
Large Volume Blood collection
MAC 8 EKG Machine
Medications
Paging After Hours
Patient Referrals
Pediatric Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy
Safety:  Emergency Situations
Same Day Admissions and Discharges
Specimen Distribution
Specimen Processing
Transporting Specimens and Samples
Walk Thru in the Lab
Wearing of Gloves

Nursing Standards
Adult Research Patients Outpatient
Pediatric Research Patients

UPITT

Policies
Self Medications

Misc
Basic Study Tray Set-up
Study Tray Data Sheet
Study Tray Set-up

San Antonio

Quality Assurance
Consented Research Subject Survey
Guidelines – Consented Research Subject Survey
Invasive Lines
Nursing Process
Pain Management
Research Consent – Quality Indicators
Research Data Monitoring
Competencies Administration of Chemotherapy Drugs

Policies and /Procedures
Administration of Chemotherapy Drugs

Vanderbilt

Policies and Procedures
Consents

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Policies and Procedures
Allen’s Test for Radial Artery Catheter Insertion
Centrifuge:  Allegra 6 and Spinchon R
Closing Unit
Consent Forms, Revisions and Re-consenting
Dress Code
EKG
Excessive Blood Volume
Holiday Rotation
Inpatient Discharge from the GCRC
Licensing, Education and Certification of Personnel
Obtaining Consent
Outpatient Charting
Providing Meals for Outpatients Research Studies
Research outside GCRC
Serial Blood Draws
Single blood Draws
Staff Schedule Guidelines      
Staffing for Safe Patient Care
Urine Pregnancy Test – Quick Vue 1 Step Pregnancy Kit
Use of Unlicensed Assertive Personnel
Warming Box
YSI:  Maintenance and Use

Patient Care Standards
Muscle Biopsy
Pre and Post Bronchoscopy
Renal Allograft Biopsy
Short Term Arterial Line

Misc
GCRC Purpose and Function
GCRC Scheduling
Nursing Organization Chart
Pre-Bronchoscopy Checklist

Wake Forest

Job Descriptions/Skills/Competencies
Research Nurse Manager – Job Description
Research Nurse Manager – Standards
Assistant Research Nurse Manager – Job Description
Assistant Research Nurse Manager – Standards
Research Staff Nurse – Job Description
Research Staff Nurse – Standard
Senior Secretary (GCRC) – Job Description
Senior Secretary (GCRC) – Standards
Secretary (GCRC) – Job Description
 Secretary (GCRC) – Standards

Misc
Admission Assessment
Nursing Flow Sheet

Yale New Haven

Job Descriptions/Skills/Competencies
GCRC Staff Nurse Orientation – Self-Assessment Tool