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Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) are enjoying a rebirth. As health science and healthcare increase in complexity, it is critical that nurse experts provide leadership to improve patient care, advance ...

Elizabeth Robb, BA, ADM, RM, RN, PGCE, is director of nursing, community services and quality, East Somerset NHS Trust The number of nurses with titles such as clinical nurse specialist and nurse ...

Background: The clinical nurse specialist (CNS) role aims to improve patient care and develop services. Gaining the views of service users is a vital part of the role. Aim: To evaluate CNS services ...

A 68-year-old man visits a clinic with his wife. His wife made the appointment, and tells the CNS that her husband told her he is considering suicide. A surgeon requests a psychiatry consultation to ...

A growing number of clinicians specializing in nursing home care indicates the beginning of a new trend in healthcare, but the impact of these new specialists on outcomes remains unclear. As the ...

The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) and Nurse Executive pathways at the Orvis School of Nursing (OSN) prepare nurses to lead and manage healthcare delivery with distinct but complementary approaches. Our ...

The Office of Management and Budget has again classified CNSs as general RNs rather than advanced practice nurses. One CNS explains why this is a cause for concern. If you head over to the Bureau of ...

This study explored palliative care needs in mesothelioma, and looked at how Mesothelioma UK clinical nurse specialists meet those needs. You can watch our animation below which tells you more about ...

The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has welcomed the first batch of locally-trained Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), who will work alongside multi-disciplinary cancer teams to provide individualised ...