How do they match: Clinical Nurse Specialists

Direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.

Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care.
Design patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
Develop and maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or patient care standards, based on evidence-based practice guidelines or expert opinion.
Develop nursing service philosophies, goals, policies, priorities, or procedures.
Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or infection control standards.
Make clinical recommendations to physicians, other health care providers, insurance companies, patients, or health care organizations.
Monitor or evaluate medical conditions of patients in collaboration with other health care professionals.
Present clients with information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
Provide consultation to other health care providers in areas such as patient discharge, patient care, or clinical procedures.
Provide direct care by performing comprehensive health assessments, developing differential diagnoses, conducting specialized tests, or prescribing medications or treatments.
Teach patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.

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