Establishing the Clinical Nurse Specialist Identity by Transforming Structures, Processes, and Outcomes

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to delineate the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) from other nursing roles within this academic medical center with the goal of (1) aligning role responsibilities with core competencies, (2) categorizing role-specific activities using a productivity spreadsheet, and (3) disseminating role-sensitive outcomes. Description of Project: The Donabedian model was used to evaluate the recently added CNS position...