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The Roles and Functions of Clinical Nurse Specialists
Author(s) -
Naylor Mary D.,
Brooten Dorothy
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1993.tb00757.x
Subject(s) - function (biology) , clinical nurse specialist , nursing , health care , psychology , medicine , biology , political science , evolutionary biology , law
This paper examines the research conducted on the role and function of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS). Four research themes have evolved over the past few decades: perceptions of the role; CNS' time allocation; effects of CNS on patient and family outcomes and cost of care; and, the actual functions of CNS. The authors identify areas for future research to demonstrate the differences that CNS make in health outcomes.