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Foundations of Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice
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Title Details
4th Ed.
Copyright © 2027 Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Janet S. Fulton, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FCNS, FAAN; Kelly A. Goudreau, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FCNS, FAAN; Kristen L. Swartzell, PhD, RN, CNE
ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-7922-7
eISBN-13: 978-0-8261-7923-4
Nursing
Additional Details
Prepare CNSs to lead care, demonstrate value, and improve outcomes across complex healthcare systems
Essential for students, new CNSs, and practicing clinical nurse specialists, this updated text delivers practical guidance for CNS role development, evidence-informed decision-making, quality improvement, care delivery, and systems leadership. With actionable tools, updated competencies, and career-focused strategies, the Fourth Edition supports CNSs as they lead change, strengthen clinical influence, and advance outcomes across care, organizations, and professional practice.
For the new CNS, chapters address credentialing, navigating a first job, managing expectations in an unstructured role, and obtaining third-party reimbursement. For CNSs expanding beyond traditional practice roles, the text includes entrepreneurship, business planning, and marketing clinical innovations, along with system-level content on high-reliability organizations, big data, quality improvement, and program evaluation.
What’s New:
- Expanded history of the CNS role emphasizes historical knowledge as a foundation for shaping future practice
- Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice Value Model links CNS practice to outcomes and supports documentation of clinical and economic value
- Updated healthcare initiatives include transitions of care, telehealth, social determinants of health, patient safety, Magnet recognition, community engagement, and scholarly dissemination
- Updated chapters offer new insights into teaching, mentoring, precepting, conducting research, and leading nursing and interprofessional teams
- Expanded global and international perspectives support CNS practice across diverse healthcare settings
Key Features:
- Comprehensive coverage of CNS roles, client care, systems leadership, quality, and global practice
- Practical guidance for strengthening clinical influence, improving outcomes, leading change, and applying best practices
- Career-focused content on credentialing, role development, reimbursement, entrepreneurship, and innovation
- Case-based content and practical applications that reinforce applied CNS skills
- Renowned expert editors with national leadership, research expertise, and decades of CNS education and practice experience
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