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Clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners: complementary roles for infectious disease and infection control
Cheri Gail1, Kimberly Willis Field, Terri Simpson
1International Medicine Clinic, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7266, USA.
Background:
The escalation of infectious diseases worldwide heralds an unprecedented need for nurses with advanced practice graduate preparation.
Objective:
To describe how a graduate program prepares clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in infectious diseases or infection control to provide distinct yet complementary care for patients with contagious disease and potentially antimicrobial-resistant infections.
Results:
The University of Washington School of Nursing launched a new master of nursing program for infectious disease and infection control to reduce the threat of infectious diseases and multiple-resistant organisms.
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