Clinical nurse specialist CNS
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The purpose of this article was to describe a collaborative clinical nurse specialist (CNS) project to enhance the patient education provided by registered nurses across 7 medical nursing units in an acute care hospital. ⋯ : With hospital stays being shorter and patients more acutely ill, partnering with the patients in learning how to manage their care as they transition from the hospital to home is key to help prevent hospital readmissions.
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Community hospital medical-surgical nurses have a limited understanding of the complexities of preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). The purpose of this study was to look at the phenomenon of central line care from a human perspective and to develop an understanding of the lived experience as it relates to nursing care. ⋯ The revealed nature and meaning of the human experience of the central line dressing change and skill actions, identified by the nurses, were brought to the CLABSI committee, and a plan was formed. Six months after implementation of the plan, based on the nurses' lived experiences, the rate of infections has dropped 64%.