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Role transition from staff nurse to clinical nurse specialist: a case study
Author(s) -
Glen Sally,
Waddington Kathryn
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1998.00216.x
Subject(s) - nursing , clinical nurse specialist , socialization , medicine , oncology nursing , nursing staff , work (physics) , service (business) , nurse education , psychology , social psychology , economy , economics , mechanical engineering , engineering
• Over the last decade, nursing in the United Kingdom has witnessed a major development and expansion in the number of Clinical Nurse Specialists. • These nurses are considered to be experts in their own specialities, have in‐depth knowledge and provide a service for patients, relatives and staff. • There is, however, a paucity of literature relating to role transition from experienced Staff Nurse to Clinical Nurse Specialist. • Using Nicholson's (1984) model of work‐role transition and Wanous' (1992) four‐stage model of organizational socialization, this study explores the transition of two nurses from experienced Staff Nurses to novice Clinical Nurse Specialists.