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The role of the infection control nurse as a clinical nurse specialist or advanced nurse practitioner
Author(s) -
OrmondWalshe S. E.,
Burke K.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2001.00227.x
Subject(s) - clinical nurse specialist , nursing , specialty , medicine , oncology nursing , nurse practitioners , infection control , nursing management , nurse education , family medicine , intensive care medicine , health care , economics , economic growth
The specialty of infection control is examined regarding the role of the infection control nurse and the educational requirements for practitioners in this field in relation to post titles of clinical nurse specialist and advanced nurse practitioner. Whilst not fulfilling all the role constituents of a clinical nurse specialist, the infection control nurse is seen as more akin to a clinical nurse specialist than an advanced nurse practitioner.