Organizational support of the clinical nurse specialist role: a nursing research and professional development directorate.
Administrative support is essential for optimal utilization of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) resource. It has been linked to successful role implementation, role efficacy and job satisfaction. The article addresses how a Nursing Research and Professional Development Directorate (NRPD) provides administrative support of the CNS role. The impact of the directorate on the role functions of practitioner, consultant, educator and researcher is delineated. Specific challenges to the CNS role and organizational benefits are described. A model of organizational support of the CNS, based on the concepts of collaboration and peer mentorship, is proposed. The model emphasizes mutual goal setting to achieve both organizational and professional objectives.
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D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D013192:Staff Development