How do they match: Clinical Nurse Specialists

  • Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Critical Care Nurse
  • Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Intensive Care Unit Nurse
  • Trauma Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse Specialist

  • 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 or assist others in development of care and treatment plans.
  • Develop, implement, or evaluate standards of nursing practice in specialty area, such as pediatrics, acute care, and geriatrics.
  • Direct or supervise nursing care staff in the provision of patient therapy.
  • 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.
  • Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify care needs.
  • Prepare reports to document patients' care activities.
  • 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.
  • Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated specialty, such as obstetrics, neurology, oncology, or neonatal care.
  • Teach patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.

  • Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
  • Supervise patient care personnel.