Current Practice and Practice Competencies of Clinical Nurse Specialists Working in US Emergency Care Settings: A Survey Study.

Lisa Adams Wolf Cydne Perhats Altair DelaoDenise CampbellCarla Brim Gabriel Campos David House Amy E RettigDarlene WilliamsGarrett K Chan

Published in: Clinical nurse specialist CNS (2023)

Our findings suggest that that the competencies ascribed to ED-situated clinical nurse specialists are valid in both frequency and importance. However, ED-situated clinical nurse specialists are not fully credentialed or practicing to the full extent of their education and licenses, because of professional, legislative, and environmental limitations.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
emergency department
quality improvement
chronic pain
affordable care act