(1) CNS practice is
consistently directed toward achieving quality, cost-effective, client focused
outcomes across three spheres of impact: direct care, nurses and nursing
practice, and organization and system.
(2) The CNS uses clinical expertise to:
(a) Enhance nursing practice to impact
outcomes for entire client populations and individual clients; or
(b) Assist the interprofessional team to
attain identified outcomes; or
(c)
Influence health care organizations to improve identified outcomes;
or
(d) Work as a system level
change agent to impact clinical practice and outcomes through evidenced based
intervention; or
(e) Provide direct
care as a licensed independent provider; or
(f) Impact direct care through nursing or
system interventions.
(3)
The CNS will only provide health care services within their CNS scope for which
she/he is educationally prepared and for which competency has been established
and maintained. Education preparation includes academic coursework, workshops,
or seminars, provided both theory and clinical experience are
included.
Notes
Or. Admin. Code
§
851-055-0040
BN
13-2021, adopt filed 06/24/2021, effective
7/1/2021;
BN
6-2023, amend filed 09/26/2023, effective
10/1/2023
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
678.150, ORS
678.255, ORS
678.265, ORS
678.275, ORS
678.278, ORS
678.282, ORS
678.285, ORS
678.370, ORS
678.372, ORS
678.375, ORS
678.380 & ORS
678.390
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
678.150, ORS
678.255, ORS
678.265, ORS
678.275, ORS
678.278, ORS
678.282, ORS
678.285, ORS
678.370, ORS
678.372, ORS
678.375, ORS
678.380 & ORS
678.390
