+1 (629)348-3199Moving Forward: Clinical Nurse specialist role evolvement
29th International Conference on Nursing Education and Research
December 05-06, 2019 | Dubai, UAE
Farzana Badshah
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Scientific Tracks Abstracts : J Intensive Crit Care Nurs
Abstract:
Advanced nursing practice (ANP) has evolved over the
past several decades to become an integral part of the
health care system. Today, different advanced practice roles
exist in the health care system, one of which is the clinical
nurse specialist (CNS). CNSs who are Advanced Practice
Nurses (APNS) perform multidimensional jobs which not only
influence patients and their families but also nurses, nursing
practice and the whole organizational system. It is evident
in the literature that CNSs provide quality and cost-effective
health care.
Although the CNS role has been in place for many decades
worldwide, the literature indicates variance in the way the role
has been operationalized in different countries. In this paper,
we will discuss how the role got evolved and implemented in
Hamad Medical Corporation (Qatar) and how we are moving
forward in our organization. This paper will also discuss the
challenges experienced by CNSs at breast Surgical Specialty
and how it was taken as an opportunity to improve CNS role
and services.
Biography:
Farzana Badshah works at Nationa Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation as Clinical Nurse Specialist in breast surgical oncology. She holds bachelor and master’s in nursing degrees from University of Calgary in Qatar. She joined Hamad Medical Corporation in 2008. She worked as a staff nurse and MDT coordinator before resuming her current role. She is passionate about oncology nursing and promoting nursing role in patient pathway and patient engagement.
E-mail: fbadshah@hamad.qa
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