Roles enacted by Clinical Nurse Leaders across the healthcare spectrum : A systematic literature review

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The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is a master's prepared nurse envisioned to provide clinical leadership at the microsystem level to ensure safe, high quality patient-centered care. The American Association of Colleges of Nurses defined ten 'fundamental aspects' of CNL practice, but as the certified CNL population grows, data suggest they are filling a variety of positions besides formally designated CNL roles. This article reports the results of a systematic review of CNL literature to better understand what roles and activities certified CNLs are enacting when not hired into formally designated CNL roles. Sixty-nine articles met inclusion criteria. Roles identified include: faculty, 62%; clinical management/executive, 12%; specialty clinician, 11%; and staff nurse, 9%. In these roles, certified CNLs are reviewing literature, conducting research, and/or writing commentaries on CNL education and practice and other health foci such as alarm fatigue, insulin practices, and physical exercise for cancer-related fatigue. Results indicate that despite a lack of formal tracking of certified CNLs over time, the available information identifies a variety of roles and job titles used by this group of professional nurses. The study findings add to the body of knowledge informing overall understanding of the CNL initiative.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing - 34(2018), 4 vom: 28. Juli, Seite 259-268

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Clavo-Hall, Jacqueline A [VerfasserIn]
Bender, Miriam [VerfasserIn]
Harvath, Theresa A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CNL
Clinical nurse leader
Journal Article
Professional roles
Review
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 29.10.2018

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.profnurs.2017.11.007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM286956152