Pioneering a new role: The beginning, current practice and future of the Clinical Nurse Leader

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 623-628

  Poulin Tabor, Danielle ^b   Quirk, Rebecca L ^c   Wilson, Lauri ^d   Orff, Sonja ^e   Gallant, Paulette ^f   Swan, Nina ^a,g   Manchester, Nicole ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Orthopedic and Trauma Unit

^c Barbara Bush Children's Hospital   (United States)

^d General Medical and Acute Care of the Elderly Unit

^e Special Care Unit

^f Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit

^g Medical Cardiology Unit

Author keywords

Clinical leadership; Clinical Nurse Leader; CNL; Healthcare fragmentation; Nursing roles

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NOTE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949155433     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00905.x     Document Type: Note

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