title: A collaborative practice model for the clinical nurse specialist.
abstract: This article describes a model of advanced nursing practice, jointly funded through nursing and medicine. The model is based on a matrix reporting structure with the clinical nurse specialist reporting to both a physician and a director of nursing. The authors discuss how the various role components are enacted and the benefits of the model to the specialist, institution, physicians, staff, and patients and their families.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Jakobowski
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Barnsteiner
mesh_terms: D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D015399:Nursing Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015143:Philadelphia; D011368:Professional-Family Relations