title: The future of clinical nurse specialists in psychiatric-mental health nursing.
abstract: The role of the clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric-mental health nursing is undergoing transformation secondary to massive changes occurring within the health care delivery system, as well as the larger society. In order to address these changes and their influence upon the evolution of the advanced practice role of clinical nurse specialists in psychiatric-mental health nursing, an Ad Hoc Committee consisting of twelve members of The Society of Certified Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric Nursing of the New Jersey State Nurses' Association met in 1996 and 1997 in order to explore and define the future of clinical nurse specialists in psychiatric-mental health nursing. This report is a summary of salient findings by the Committee which define numerous influences upon the role of psychiatric nurses in advanced practice, including factors affecting health care changes and influences of health care changes upon clinical nurse specialists in psychiatric-mental health nursing, along with recommendations for the future by members of the Ad Hoc Committee of the New Jersey Society of Certified Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric Nursing. The report is divided into three sections and is presented in three consecutive issues. Part Three is the final segment of this three part series. It contains the committee's final recommendations for the future.
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authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009515:New Jersey; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*