| Nursing - Services Provided  In addition to the normal standards of Nursing Practice, the following are provided by Clinical Research Center nursing staff:
- 24-hour nursing coverage for all research protocols including inpatient and outpatient services for adult and pediatric subjects.
- Private outpatient examination rooms to promote confidentiality.
- Nursing staff with a variety of backgrounds including medical, surgical and pediatric experience.
- Off-site nurses are available for neonatal and infectious disease studies.
- Initiating of IV’s, blood draws, and specimen processing.
 Serial blood sampling set ups (i.e. tubes, labels, transfer tubes, and flow sheets).
- Precise collection of samples including 24-hour urines and serial blood samples.
- Assistance for biopsies (muscle and fat).
- Basal metabolic rate determinations.
- Specialized tests, such as DEXA scans and autonomic testing with tilt tables.
- Orientation with investigators for protocol design, technique, and initiation.
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