The role of the clinical nurse specialist in promoting evidence-based practice and effecting positive patient outcomes.

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Cynthia Ann LaSala,Patricia M Connors,Jill Taylor Pedro,Marion Phipps,Cynthia Ann LaSala,Patricia M Connors,Jill Taylor Pedro,Marion Phipps,

Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) are vital members of the healthcare delivery leadership team. The knowledge and expertise of the CNS is germane to the quality of care a patient receives. More than 50 CNSs practice at Massachusetts General Hospital (the state's first Magnet hospital), where they share their clinical skills, mentor staff through difficult situations, identify learning needs, and implement innovative approaches to patient care. This article presents a brief history of the CNS role and describes how the CNS role is operationalized at Massachusetts General Hospital and its impact on unit-based and organizational outcomes. In addition, several programs and interventions identified by the CNSs in response to results of the Staff Perception of the Professional Practice Environment Survey are discussed. How the CNS influences the professional development of staff and potential implications for the future role of the CNS are described. An exemplar is included depicting a typical work day of a CNS on an acute adult medical unit.

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CA LaSala,PM Connors,JT Pedro,M Phipps,CA LaSala,PM Connors,JT Pedro,M Phipps,

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MEDLINE DATE: 2007 Nov-Dec

The role of the clinical nurse specialist in promoting evidence-based practice and effecting positive patient outcomes. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of continuing education in nursing

VOLUME: 38

Page Numbers: 262-70

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ISSN: 0022-0124

DAY: 1

MONTH: 02

YEAR: 2008

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KEYWORDS: Staff Development

MESH TERMS: organization & administration

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AFFILIATION: Massachusetts General Hospital, Patient Care Services, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.

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