Product Code: 128110
New Revision!
AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice 2022
Current trends and developments in advanced practice nursing, in association with issues in health care delivery and an aging society, continue to drive the roles and responsibilities of the acute care clinical nurse specialist (CNS). The need has emerged for a provider with unique knowledge, skills, and abilities to manage a patient’s care across the full continuum of acuity and care services from wellness to illness. The acute care CNS in collaboration with their acute care NP colleagues is uniquely prepared to fill this need.
The purpose of AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice 2022 is to describe the practice of the acute care CNS, whether trained and certified to care for neonatal, pediatric, or adult-gerontology patients. This purpose is accomplished by describing the Scope of Practice, the Standards of Clinical Practice, and the Standards of Professional Performance.
Table of Contents:
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Context for This Revision
• Purpose of this Document
• Definition and Role of Scope
• Definition and Role of Standards
• Frameworks for this document
• Conclusion
• Scope of Practice for Acute Care CNS
• Definition of Acute Care CNS
• Role of the Acute Care CNS
• Practice Population
• Practice Environment
• Educational Preparation
• Practicum Experience
• Regulation
• Ethics & Advocacy
• Conclusion
• Standards of Practice
• Introduction
• Advanced Assessment
• Differential Diagnosis
• Outcome Identification
• Plan of Care
• Implementation
• Evaluation
• Standards of Professional Performance
• Introduction
• Professional Practice
• Individual Practice Evaluation
• Professional Development
• Collegiality
• Ethics
• Advocacy
• Collaboration
• Research/Clinical Inquiry
• Resource Utilization
• Leadership
• System Thinking
• Exemplars of the Standards
• Current Issues and Trends
• APRNs and Health Care
• Consensus Model for APRN Regulation
• CNS Recognition as APRN
• The CNS and Certification
• The CNS and the Work Environment
• Glossary
• Appendices
• Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Clinical Nurse Specialist Focus
• Role Comparison: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP and Adult-Gerontology CNS
• Additional Foundational Resources
• AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments:
• Executive summary
• CNS Job Description Template
ISBN #: 9780945812180
Editor: M. Stahl
