Organizational strategies to recruit clinical nurse specialists.
There is strong evidence of the value of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) role in the acute care environment. Individual hospitals may encounter barriers in recruiting qualified CNSs. The authors discuss one organization's journey to increase recruitment of CNSs through the implementation of a service-line-specific role and a formal staff development program. The number of CNSs in the organization increased with these interventions.
Scherff
Pamela
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Cardiovascular and Surgical Nursing, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 West Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. pscherff@fmlh.edu
Siclovan
Danielle
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D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States