The Elusive Art of Solitude
No abstract available (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Nursing and the Arts Source Type: research

Integrating Entrepreneurial Skills Into Clinical Nurse Specialist Education: The Need for Improved Marketing, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution Skills
No abstract available (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Educator’s Corner Source Type: research

Pain Management Pillars for the Clinical Nurse Specialist: Summary of National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Opioid Pain Management Task Force
Conclusions: As an expert in clinical, professional, and systems leadership, the CNS is ideally suited to convene interprofessional groups focused on pain management including development of organizational philosophies, policies, and evidence-based care. (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research

Systems Thinking for Transitions of Care: Reliability Testing for a Standardized Rubric
Conclusion: The research team recommends using the rubric to reflect application of systems thinking across transitions of care. (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research

Making the Transition: A Critical Care Skills Program to Support Newly Hired Nurses
Conclusion: The CNS has the responsibility to ensure nursing practice is reflective of hospital policy and current evidence. This program demonstrates the impact of CNSs in staff education, mentorship, and competency assessment. (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research

Establishing the Clinical Nurse Specialist Identity by Transforming Structures, Processes, and Outcomes
Conclusion: The CNS role was successfully established and differentiated from other nursing roles by redesigning the job description, documenting role-specific activities, and capturing role-sensitive outcomes. Success was captured and disseminated using a year-end report, resulting in a positive response from hospital leadership and a recognized need for current and additional CNSs. (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research

Scientific Inquiry Meets the Bedside: Improving Practices in Airway Management
No abstract available (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Nurse Entrepreneur Source Type: research

Therapeutic and Recreational Marijuana: Safe Practice Within the Web of Politics, Science, Law, and Nursing
No abstract available (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Pharmacology Consult Source Type: research

The Transition From Expert to Novice and Back to Expert: Ensuring Competent and Safe Practice
No abstract available (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Legal and Ethical Source Type: research

Be a Manuscript Reviewer
No abstract available (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Editorial Source Type: research

NACNS Newsletter: President's Message
No abstract available (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - April 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: NACNS News Source Type: research

Improving the Patient Experience and Decreasing Patient Anxiety With Nursing Bedside Report
Conclusions: Journal responses showed communication played a significant role in patients’ perceptions of their patient experience. Because patients exhibited different baseline anxiety levels, assessing anxiety level on admission may help nurses develop plans of care that improve the patient experience. Further study is needed about the patient experience. (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - March 1, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research

A Tool to Guide Clinical Nurse Specialist Orientation, Professional Development, and Evaluation
Conclusion: In a method similar to the process for developing nationally recognized educational standards used to develop the competencies, the program was revised based on an iterative, stepwise process. It was distributed to the membership for evaluation and feedback, which was incorporated into the final version. (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - March 1, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and Fournier Gangrene: A Rare and Lethal Adverse Event
No abstract available (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - February 7, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: CE test Source Type: research

Top Scoring Abstracts From the 2019 National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Annual Conference, “A Catalyst of Practice Change: The CNS”
No abstract available (Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - February 7, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: NACNS Abstracts Source Type: research