Nurse scientist

A nurse scientist is a nurse with advanced preparation such as a Ph.D. in nursing or related field including research principles and methodology, who also has expert content knowledge in a specific clinical area. The primary focus of the role is to provide leadership in the development, coordination and management of clinical research studies; provide mentorship for nurses in research; lead evaluation activities that improve outcomes for patients participating in research studies; contribute to the overall health sciences literature.^[1] Nurse scientists have been regarded as knowledge brokers.^[2] They participate in nursing research.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

See also

• Biomedical scientist