“The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) applauds the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for amending its medical regulations and allowing full practice authority of all VA clinical nurse specialists when they are acting within the scope of their VA employment.
Year: 2016
National Nursing Association Announces Task Force to Study Opioid Use and Pain Management in Clinical Nurse Specialists’ Practice
Prescription opioid abuse is at an all-time high. More than 10 million Americans reported using prescription opioids for nonmedical purposes in 2014 and more than half of all Americans say they know someone who has misused, been addicted to or died using prescription painkillers. The problem has become so severe that this year, several leading health care professional associations came together to form a national Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose and President Obama has designated this week as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week.
How Do Clinical Nurse Specialists Build a Culture of Safety?
Five Facts to Know in Honor of CNS Recognition Week
September 1-7 is the eighth annual National Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) recognition week. CNSs play a crucial role in health care: improving patient safety and the quality of care.
Failure to Classify Clinical Nurse Specialists as APRNs Is ‘Out of Step with the Nursing and Health Care Communities,’ Nurse Leader Warns
The president of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) today expressed deep disappointment that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Friday incorrectly classified clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) once again, categorizing them as general registered nurses instead of as the advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) that they are.
Clinical Nurse Specialists Call Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act ‘Good Start’ but Say It Falls Short
“As a member of the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) supports all meaningful efforts to reduce and prevent opioid addiction. We see the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), signed on Friday by President Obama, as a good start, but this law falls far short of what is really needed.
USA Today letter-to-the-editor from NACNS President Sharon Horner About the VA Proposal Regarding APRN Scope of Practice
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Announces Opening of 2016 Workforce Survey
Biennial Census of Clinical Nurse Specialists Tracks Education, Practice, Demographics
The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) today opened its second biennial census of clinical nurse specialists (CNSs). The data collected about CNSs’ demographics, education, and practice will be used to inform policy and practice agendas. It is the only source of workforce data on the CNS.
Allowing Clinical Nurse Specialists to Practice to the Extent of Their Education and Training Will Improve Access to Care For Our Veterans
“The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) is pleased to learn that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its medical regulations to permit full practice authority of all VA advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) when they are acting within the scope of their VA employment.
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Urges Congress to Pass Comprehensive Policies to Combat the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
New Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose to Advance Legislation Will Address Growing Public Health Crisis
More than 10 million Americans report misusing opioids. To help arrest this unprecedented and growing epidemic, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) has joined the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose, a group of leading state and national organizations committed to advancing meaningful legislative and regulatory policies, which was launched today.
Clinical Nurse Specialists Praise 2016 National Nurses Week Theme: Creating a Culture of Safety
“The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) is pleased that this year, National Nurses Week focuses on the role of nurses in creating a culture of safety. As the largest group of health care professionals and those who work most closely with patients, nurses play a central role in creating a culture of safety. The clinical nurse specialist, one of the four types of advance practice registered nurses, plays a unique role in building a culture of safety every day, supporting nurses and other health care providers and ensuring the highest levels of patient care.