… use of best practice standards. Execution of clinical pathways should include a clinical expert,
who has the ability to look at the system as a whole and can facilitate learning and change …

… The resource availability due to the low number of practising clinical nurse specialists at
the institution was a factor and challenge in the implementation of the practice change. The …

… to introduce changes in practice. Although Clinical Nurse Specialists were acknowledged as
… nurses, receptivity to Clinical Nurse Specialists’ ideas was dependent on what community …

… Theseinitiatives transformed a highly valued but traditionally defined role into one that is
well positioned to drive practice changes based ondata and achievement of clinical outcomes …

… As chair, she led the state’s effort to change the Nurse Practice Act to incorporate nursing’s
autonomous scope of practice in 1975 and to establish mandatory licensure for nursing in …

… terms clinical nurse specialist or advanced nursing practice: Cumulative Index to Nursing
and … Clinical nurse specialists are also change agents for the improvement of quality and cost-…

… The basis for optimal clinical practice change and sustained process improvement,
foundational to Magnet designation, is grounded in the combined educational preparation and …

… for gaps in practice within and across practice settings, and design and lead evidence-based
practice changes so that benchmarks can be met in the most efficient and timely manner. …

… , and leadership activities facilitating innovation and change in healthcare systems. Clinical
nurse specialists report spending most of their time in nursing staff support. In 1 survey, 810 …

… of the clinical nurse specialist, a description of clinical nurse specialist practice at Massachusetts
… to respond to a constantly changing healthcare environment and how the clinical nurse …