title: Role of the clinical nurse specialist: an integrative review of the literature.
abstract: This review of the literature related to the role of the clinical nurse specialist was commissioned by the AACN in order to provide a comprehensive resource for advanced practice nurses. This review provides a historical overview of clinical nurse specialists and some of the gaps or barriers to practice that have been experienced. A summary of these gaps shows that many have repeated themselves over the years. Also provided are potential solutions to facilitate the progression of this role in the future.
authors.affiliation: Berlin Sechrist Associates, Irvine, CA 92612, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Sechrist
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Berlin
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D017009:Professional Autonomy