TY - JOUR
T1 - Evolution of a cardiac transplantation program
T2 - role of the clinical nurse specialist.
AU - Grady, K. L.
PY - 1989/4/1
Y1 - 1989/4/1
N2 - The evolution of our cardiac transplantation program necessitated learning new information and adding new personnel to keep pace with the needs of our patient population. As the program developed, the role of the clinical nurse specialist also changed. The clinical component remains important, but is now shared with additional nursing personnel. Therefore, the CNS is able to devote more time to new program development, which includes devising policies and procedures, nurse orientation, and research. The CNS assigns a high priority to these duties, which are vital in planning for excellence in patient care and contributing to the growing scientific knowledge about heart transplantation.
AB - The evolution of our cardiac transplantation program necessitated learning new information and adding new personnel to keep pace with the needs of our patient population. As the program developed, the role of the clinical nurse specialist also changed. The clinical component remains important, but is now shared with additional nursing personnel. Therefore, the CNS is able to devote more time to new program development, which includes devising policies and procedures, nurse orientation, and research. The CNS assigns a high priority to these duties, which are vital in planning for excellence in patient care and contributing to the growing scientific knowledge about heart transplantation.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2653885
AN - SCOPUS:0024653348
SN - 0736-3605
VL - 16
SP - 130
EP - 134
JO - Focus on critical care / American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
JF - Focus on critical care / American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
IS - 2
ER -