Occupation information for Clinical Nurse Specialists District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: No on-the-job training

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• Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care.
• Develop and maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or patient care standards, based on evidence-based practice guidelines or expert opinion.
• Develop nursing service philosophies, goals, policies, priorities, or procedures.
• Direct or supervise nursing care staff in the provision of patient therapy.
• Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.
• Instruct nursing staff in areas such as the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of disability, illness, management, technology, or resources.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to other caregivers to help facilitate their professional growth and development.
• Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or infection control standards.
• Develop, implement, or evaluate standards of nursing practice in specialty area, such as pediatrics, acute care, and geriatrics.
• Provide consultation to other health care providers in areas such as patient discharge, patient care, or clinical procedures.

Tools:

• Arterial line catheters
• Cardiac output CO monitoring units
• Cardiac pacemaker generators or cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers CRT-P
• Medical or surgical suction or vacuum appliances
• Surgical clamps or clips or forceps

Technology:

• Electronic mail software
• Information retrieval or search software
• Internet browser software
• Medical software
• Word processing software

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