A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is a licensed registered nurse that has a Master's or Doctorate degree in nursing. A clinical nurse specialist is considered an expert clinician in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses. Clinical nurse specialists tend to specialize in one area of nursing. When a clinical nurse specialist's level of care, skill or treatment falls below the standard of care and inflicts serious injury or death to a patient, nursing malpractice may have occurred. Unfortunately, even the best clinical nurse specialists can commit errors and mistakes that may result in serious injuries or wrongful death.
Clinical nurse malpractice may include:
- Failure to Diagnose;
- Failure to Treat;
- Failure to Document Chart;
- Failure to Document Clinical Findings;
- Failure to Obtain Informed Consent;
- Failure to Obtain Informed Refusal;
- Failure to Refer to Other Specialists;
- Failure to Supervise;
- Improper Performance;
- Medication Error;
- Misdiagnosis of Symptoms;
- Poor Follow-Up with Patients;
- Poor Patient Education;
- Standard of Care Violations.
Clinical nurse specialists may specialize in any of the following nursing areas:
- Infectious Disease Nursing;
- Neonatal Nursing;
- Occupational Health Nursing;
- Oncology Nursing;
- Parent-Child Nursing;
- Acute Care Nursing;
- Adult Nursing;
- Cardiovascular Nursing;
- Community Health Nursing;
- Family Nursing;
- Geriatric Nursing;
- Home Health Nursing;
- Perinatal Nursing;
- Psychiatric Nursing;
- Rehabilitation Nursing;
- School Health Nursing;
- Women's Health Nursing
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