Clinical nurse specialist

exploring for an online program that will satisfy my desire to discover the potential within me as a leader, a mentor, an agent of change, and a lifelong learner. I stumbled upon the University of San Francisco’s Master’s of Science in Nursing Clinical Nurse Leader (USF MSN-CNL) online program. After deliberating and speaking to people close to me who graduated from the program, I am convinced that the USF MSN-CNL is the answer to my craving for learning. The online program suits…

Child Life Specialist Career Reflection Pro’s and Con’s I think that the child life specialist career holds many possibilities and positive aspects. For example, the job will allow me to work with children, which has always been my dream. This is one of the biggest requirements I had when looking for a job. Additionally, child life specialists have the opportunity to positively impact a child 's life in ways that few other individuals have. I think that the special conditions under which child…

practice is essential for clinical and advanced nursing practice. Young (2011) suggests that professionally, advanced nurse practitioners are expected to perform exceptionally than non-specialist nurses as they have higher professional identity. Advanced nursing over the past 30 years has been an emerging aspect of professionalism. It was introduced in the USA in 1960 (Furlong & Smith, 2005), and recognised in UK in 1980's. Advanced nurse specialist are licensed nurses who have acquired the…

accreditation, certification, and education (LACE) considerations differ for APN clinical roles (for each one, MIDWIFE, ANESTHETIC, CLINICAL SPECIALIST AND FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER))for these three states: California, Washington, and Illinois? Provide evidence for your response APN clinical roles Advanced practice nurses involve nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, family nurse practitioners, anesthetic and clinical specialists. The APNs are important in healthcare because they ensure that the…

Role of clinical nurse leadership in improving patient care Jill Murphy and colleagues describe how clinical leadership has been defined and developed among nurse leaders in the Republic of Ireland summary Leadership in nursing plays a crucial part in the provision of good patient care. However, the terms ‘nursing leadership’ and ‘nursing management’ are often confused. This article discusses the difficulties in defining ‘clinical leadership’, outlines its development in the Republic of Ireland,…

of nursing informatics has allowed nurses and physicians to utilize new information technologies to work faster and smarts so more time can be spent with patients and their families. I interviewed a Nursing Informatics specialist at my organization to gather pertinent information regarding day to day tasks and how learn how Nursing informatics has changed the direction of healthcare.…

Knowing the importance of evidence based practice in the nursing profession; various guidelines has been established in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre with a systematic of review of the literature, critical clinical appraisals and expert opinion which provides the supporting evidence. One of such kind of guidelines was generated for the management of hypertension in CKD patients. Hypertension is one of the conditions for which guidelines generated by different organizations…

knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) are methods used to extract meaningful information from large datasets. The health care industry increasingly employs these techniques in various aspects to improve the quality of patient care and performance of clinical systems. Data mining is one of the steps in the KDD process. Data mining and KDD offer many benefits in health care facilities as well as the nursing profession as learning tools. In particular, the approaches are essential in developing…

practice registered nurse (APRN) consensus model. According to the conceptual idea of Hamaric (2014) “Advanced practice nursing is the patient-focused application of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients and populations in a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing” (p. 71). The consensus model APRN regulation separates the APRN into four different roles or positions. The title of the positions are certified registered nurse anesthetist…

A personal learner record which describes learning experience, activities, responses and skills acquired throughout the programme module and work experience. Palliative care is an approach to care focusing on promoting comfort through relieving pain while a person is facing a life threatening illness. The palliative care approach is guided by the gaols chosen by the patient and family and by accepted standards of health care. Along with enhancing quality of life, palliative care also integrates…