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Clinical
Nurse Leader Track
 The
Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is a generalist prepared at the
Master's degree level. In practice, the CNL oversees the care
coordination of a distinct group of patients and actively
provides direct client care in complex situations. The CNL
puts evidence-based practice into action to ensure that clients
benefit from the latest innovations in health care delivery.
The CNL evaluates client outcomes, assesses cohort risk, and
has the decision-making authority to change care plans when
necessary. The CNL is a leader on the multidisciplinary healthcare
team. Given the innovative and emerging nature of the CNL
role, the implementation of this role will vary across settings.
The
CNL student will have clinical experiences that develop and
enhance clinical skills pertaining to nurse sensitive indicators
for quality of care, healthcare finance, team coordination,
and outcome identification and management. Clinical experiences
will be individually designed to complement professional role
development toward achievement of the CNL roles. Partnerships
have been developed with local healthcare institutions in
a collaborative effort with the Department of Nursing in order
to design, implement and evaluate clinical experiences that
highlight the unique healthcare roles that the CNL student
will explore.
The
role of the Clinical Nurse Leader has been initiated nationwide
through an effort of the American Association of Colleges
of Nursing. More information regarding the CNL can be found
on the AACN website at: http://aacn.nche.edu/cnl
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The
CNL curriculum builds upon foundational nursing knowledge
and allows the learner to synthesize and apply critical concepts
from the following content areas:
- Critical thinking/clinical decision making
- Communication
- Ethics
- Human diversity/cultural competence
- Global healthcare
- Professional development in the CNL role
- Accountability
- Assessment
- Nursing technology and resource management
- Professional values, including social justice
- Complexity theory
- Evidence-based practice
- Nursing-sensitive indicators
The CNL student is eligible to sit for the Clinical Nurse
Leader Certification Exam, administered by the American Association
of Colleges of Nursing, upon successful completion of the
program of study.
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Clinical
Nurse Leader - Informational Links
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CNL
Fact Sheet
CNL
Frequently Asked Questions
CNL
History and Role Development
CNL
Reference Materials
The
Roles of the CNL 2004
CNL
Certification Exam
Program
of Study
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