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Detailed Needs and Requirements: Clinical Studies Unit
6. Nursing Students
Nursing students will also visit the clinical studies unit.
7. Social Work
A social worker should be available for consultation with patients and
their families. This social worker should be aware of the functions of
the unit and should assume the position of a recognized member of the
unit staff. In most cases, the social worker will not be present on the
unit full time.
8. Maintenance Management
See 512.2
9. Building Management
See 512.3
10. Dietary
There will be at least one dietitian who will work full-time on the clinical
studies unit. This dietitian will prepare menus for the individual
patients, which satisfy the requirements of the tests being conducted.
She will also supervise the preparation of meals and measure and
record the types and quantities of food consumed by the patients. In
the course of these activities, the dietitian may have frequent meetings
with physicians and patients and will work closely with the nursing
staff.
11. Visitors
Patients in the clinical studies unit will be free to have visitors provided
there is no conflict with the studies being carried on. Care has to be
taken to insure that the visitors do not give the patients food or drink
which would invalidate the study results.
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