title: Case management: clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner, converging roles.
abstract: In nursing there is discussion about the commonalities and differences among nurses in advanced practice. This article compares the roles of the clinical nurse specialist and the nurse practitioner. A case management model integrating the two roles is described.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schroer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012380:Role; D013663:Teaching