The merit and significance of clinical nurse specialists.
The authors studied the merit and significance of the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) by collecting quantitative and qualitative data documenting the activities performed in each of the four role components: practitioner, educator, scholar, and consultant. This follow-up study continues to substantiate the impact of the CNS role on quality patient outcomes and the major contributions of the CNS to the nursing organization and the hospital.
Boyd
N J
NJ
Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC.
Stasiowski
S A
SA
Catoe
P T
PT
Wells
P R
PR
Stahl
B M
BM
Judson
E
E
Hartman
A L
AL
Lander
J H
JH
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012380:Role; D013022:South Carolina; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D000078329:Workforce