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Lessons learned from clinical nurse specialist longevity
Author(s) -
Boyle Deborah McCaffrey
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00428.x
Subject(s) - longevity , presentation (obstetrics) , clinical nurse specialist , clinical practice , medicine , nursing , nurse practitioners , psychology , gerontology , political science , health care , radiology , law
This paper provides insight into issues related to longevity and retention of experienced clinical nurse specialists (CNS). To date, this phenomenon has received little attention in both clinical and administrative literature. To prepare for a national presentation on this component of advanced practice, the author questioned 12 professional colleagues who had practised in their role for over 10 years in the same setting. The CNS responses are described and critiqued and suggestions for support of veteran CNS are provided by the author.