title: Defining neuroscience nursing practice: the 2001 role delineation study.
abstract: Studies that provided a blueprint for the Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN) examination were conducted in 1987, 1992, and 1997. In 2000, the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN) formed a task force to re-examine the previous role delineation survey, obtain information to define current neuroscience nursing practice, and provide content validity for future CNRN examinations. Previous role delineation studies conducted by ABNN and a review of the literature provided the background for the study. The theoretical framework was the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) taxonomy and the methodology was a survey design. Computer Adaptive Technologies, Inc. (CAT), assisted the task force with survey development and data analysis. The survey, a three-part questionnaire, was mailed to 1,505 CNRNs and returned by 453 participants.
authors.affiliation: Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Blissitt
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Janice L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hinkle
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kopp
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009488:Neurosciences; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011364:Professional Practice; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires