How do they match: Clinical Nurse Specialists

  • Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care.
  • Coordinate or conduct educational programs or in-service training sessions on topics, such as clinical procedures.
  • Design patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
  • Develop nursing service philosophies, goals, policies, priorities, or procedures.
  • Plan, evaluate, or modify treatment programs, based on information gathered by observing and interviewing patients or by analyzing patient records.
  • Present clients with information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
  • Teach patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.

  • Support the professional development of others.
  • Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
  • Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members.