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The roles and functions of clinical nurse specialists
1School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
Image--The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
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.