Using a database to demonstrate the clinical nurse specialist's contribution to patient care.
Specialist nurse roles appear to beunder threat in the UK and the role of the clinical nurse specialist has been subject to scrutiny recently. A trust developed a database so that data on the CNS workload and contribution to patient care could be collected and analysed. This showed the components of the role and the dear benefits to patient care.
Keenan
Elizabeth
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The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Eaton
Kay
K
Adam
Sheila
S
D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload