Participate in clinical research projects, such as by reviewing protocols, reviewing patient records, monitoring compliance, and meeting with regulatory authorities.

“Participate in clinical research projects, such as by reviewing protocols, reviewing patient records, monitoring compliance, and meeting with regulatory authorities.” is a core task performed by Clinical Nurse Specialists. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 12th by importance (#19 most important). About 95% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Research healthcare issues. in Getting Information
• Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards. in Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated specialty, such as obstetrics, neurology, oncology, or neonatal care. · importance 4.7
• Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care. · importance 4.7
• Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing. · importance 4.7
• Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or infection control standards. · importance 4.6
• Develop, implement, or evaluate standards of nursing practice in specialty area, such as pediatrics, acute care, and geriatrics. · importance 4.6
• Instruct nursing staff in areas such as the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of disability, illness, management, technology, or resources. · importance 4.5
• Develop and maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or patient care standards, based on evidence-based practice guidelines or expert opinion. · importance 4.5
• Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems. · importance 4.3
• Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify care needs. · importance 4.3
• Monitor or evaluate medical conditions of patients in collaboration with other health care professionals. · importance 4.2
• Provide coaching and mentoring to other caregivers to help facilitate their professional growth and development. · importance 4.2
• Provide direct care by performing comprehensive health assessments, developing differential diagnoses, conducting specialized tests, or prescribing medications or treatments. · importance 4.2
• Design evaluation programs regarding the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems. · importance 4.2
• Provide consultation to other health care providers in areas such as patient discharge, patient care, or clinical procedures. · importance 4.2

See all tasks on the Clinical Nurse Specialists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Participate in clinical research projects, such as by reviewing protocols, reviewing patient records, monitoring compliance, and meeting with regulatory authorities.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-18018}
}