Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter632 Nursing |
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS |
NAC632.305. Duties; scope of practice.
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1. A clinical nurse specialist must, in addition to other duties, demonstrate competence in the ability to:
(a) Assess, conceptualize and diagnose nursing problems; and
(b) Analyze complex problems related to health.
2. A clinical nurse specialist may act directly in the care of patients as an expert clinician and indirectly as a consultant, leader of other nurses, educator, researcher and agent to ensure the quality of health care provided.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Nursing, eff. 8-18-88)