scholarly journals The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Future of Health Care in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Gordon ◽  
Jennifer D. Lorilla ◽  
Cheryl A. Lehman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Clinical Nurse Specialist ◽  
Nurse Specialist ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
The Future

Informing and Supporting the New Clinical Nurse Specialist Prescriber

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-412
Author(s):  
Mitzi M. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Clinical Nurse Specialist ◽  
Nurse Specialist ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
Care Experience ◽  
Prescriptive Authority ◽  
Safety Strategies

Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the United States are trained to diagnose and treat disease and illness, hence, to prescribe. Of the APRN roles, the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is the least likely to prescribe. Prescribing is one of many advanced care interventions performed by CNSs, but the statutes regarding prescriptive authority are constantly changing. The purpose of this article is to inform and support the new CNS prescriber. The article reviews CNS prescribing, credentialing and privileging, safety strategies, and educational considerations that influence CNS prescribing and offers current recommendations for new CNS prescribers. Clinical nurse specialist prescribing can enhance the patient care experience and fill unmet prescriptive needs for patients. Overall, more reports on the outcomes of CNS prescribing are urgently needed, specifically, publications on CNS prescribing in acute care, where most CNSs practice.

A Description of Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs in the United States

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
JANE WALKER ◽  
PEGGY S. GERARD ◽  
ELIZABETH W. BAYLEY ◽  
HARRIET COELING ◽  
ANGELA P. CLARK ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Clinical Nurse Specialist ◽  
Nurse Specialist ◽  
Clinical Nurse
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