Critical care clinical nurse specialist: is this the role for you?

This article describes the role of the clinical nurse specialist as an advanced practice nurse in critical care. The characteristics, attributes, roles, and skills of the clinical nurse specialist are presented, as well as an interview with a well-known critical care clinical nurse specialist.

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Published inDimensions of critical care nursing Vol. 29; no. 1; p. 29
Main Authors Wetzel, Cindy, Kalman, Melanie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2010
Subjects
Critical Care - methods
Education, Nursing, Graduate
Humans
Nurse Clinicians
Nurse's Role
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Summary:This article describes the role of the clinical nurse specialist as an advanced practice nurse in critical care. The characteristics, attributes, roles, and skills of the clinical nurse specialist are presented, as well as an interview with a well-known critical care clinical nurse specialist.
ISSN:1538-8646
DOI:10.1097/DCC.0b013e3181be4ae2