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The scope and variance of clinical nurse specialist job descriptions

Author(s) -

AnnMarie Cannaby,

Vanda Carter,

Peter Rolland,

Aimee Finn,

James Owen

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

british journal of nursing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.269

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 2052-2819

pISSN - 0966-0461

DOI - 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.11.606

Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , workforce , audit , variance (accounting) , nursing , scope of practice , sample (material) , job description , medicine , psychology , health care , business , political science , accounting , computer science , chemistry , chromatography , law , programming language

Specialist nurses have been part of the nursing workforce for decades but articulating the scope of such roles, educational requirements, professional expertise and levels of pay is still widely debated within the workplace. This article reports on a study that examined a sample of clinical nurse specialist (CNS) job descriptions from across the UK. One hundred job descriptions were sourced, originating from various healthcare settings, and audited to explore their scope and content. In conclusion, the job descriptions showed a high level of agreement of the scope domains of a CNS role but were less consistent when considering the experience and educational requirements of CNSs.

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