Clinical Nurse Specialists
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Nurses Are Caretakers, Not Scientists, Right? Wrong
I am a woman’s health and adult nurse practitioner with over 10 years of experience. I also am a scientist who studies why some younger women are at greater risk of developing breast cancer, including more aggressive forms of the disease.
Many people are unfamiliar with the idea of nurses as researchers. Our common image of nurses is of the caretaker at the bedside. But nurse research can be traced at least as far back as Florence Nightingale, the mother of nursing, who measured illness and infection rates among wounded soldiers during the Crimean War in the 1850s. With results in hand, she then petitioned the British Government to improve health conditions, first for soldiers and…
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Clinical nurse specialists in Canada: why are some not working in the role?
The non-employed CNS respondents in our survey highlighted that the lack of role clarity, their inability to find employment as a CNS and the inability to implement all the dimensions of the CNS role were key factors in their decision not to work as a CNS.
CNS association shares 10 facts to know about role
CNSs work in three areas of influence, providing diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of patients; sharing their expertise and supporting other nurses caring for patients at the bedside; and helping improve care by ensuring the use of best practices and evidence-based care to ensure the best possible patient care...
How Do You Define the Role of a CNS?
CNSs do all of these things and more. CNSs are educators, consultants, leaders, and researchers. I find that each CNS position takes on a piece of each of these areas, like a pie, but each varies in the size of the slices.
Nurse Practitioner Vs. Clinical Nurse Specialist
Put simply, NPs practice autonomously and collaboratively with other health care providers to perform assessments, order laboratory and diagnostic tests, diagnose, prescribe medications and treatments, and perform procedures within their authorized scope of practice. CNSs manage the care of complex and vulnerable populations, educate and support interprofessional staff to provide optimal care through use of best evidence, and facilitate a culture of safety within health care systems. NP and CNS roles are dependent upon individual attributes of the advanced practice nurse, the context of the practice setting, and characteristics of the patient population.
Theresa Brown, The NY Times Well Blog
Under the NY Times Well Blog, contributor Theresa Brown helps to maintain the integrity of nurses by explaining their importance to the public, detailing who they are and the challenges they face.
What is a Clinical Nurse Specialist?
As a clinical nurse specialist, you are a clinical expert in one or more fields. The population you work with and the setting and focus of practice determines that. You might provide direct clinical care, but are more apt to work in nursing jobs that improve quality of care while making the provision of services more efficient and effective. You might find yourself working in management, teaching, research or consulting.
Why Nurses Need More Authority
Allowing nurses to act as primary-care providers will increase coverage and lower health-care costs. So why is there so much opposition from physicians?
Nurses Are Caretakers, Not Scientists, Right? Wrong
In fact, they've been doing scientific research since the days of Florence Nightingale.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
The purpose of Clinical Nurse Specialist™: The International Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice is to disseminate outcomes of clinical nurse specialist practice, to foster continued development o fthe clinical nurse specialist role, and to highlight clinical nurse specialist contributions to advancing nursing practice and health policy globally.
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
To advance the unique expertise and value the clinical nurse specialist contributes to health care.
Ask Nurse Alice
Benjamin is a nationally board certified and award winning Clinical Nurse Specialist and emergency room nurse specializing in cardiovascular health. She is a seasoned clinician with vast experience in a multitude of health settings both inside and outside the hospital.
Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway
Career advice for savvy 21st-century nurses from holistic career coach Nurse Keith.
Healthy Workforce Institute
We work with healthcare organizations that understand that the way their employees treat each other SHOULD be just as important as the care they provide and are committed to doing something about it.
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