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bio_gurl · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

A nurse asks a colleague what are considered the essential competencies for a clinical nurse specialist. According to Wyers, Grove, and Pastorino (1985), the colleague would be least likely to list which of the following?

a. serving as a practitioner and teacher
b. serving as a role model
c. demonstrating clinical expertise in all areas of clinical practice
d. developing an in-depth knowledge base

Question 2

The nurse practitioners of a nurse-run clinic would conduct a review of the literature prior to adding a new program. Which of the following would not be a major reason for conducting the review?

a. Identifying the structure and organization of similar programs
b. Identifying potential problems and pitfalls
c. Identifying the nurse practitioners' level of productivity
d. Identifying the existence of similar programs

billybob123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Wyers, Grove, and Pastorino's (1985) essential criteria for clinical nurse specialists are serving as a
practitioner, teacher, consultant, and researcher, developing an in-depth knowledge base, serving as a
role model, and demonstrating clinical expertise in a selected area of clinical practice (not all areas).

Answer to Question 2

C
A review of the literature should be completed prior to strategic planning or beginning any new project
or program. This allows the project team to identify similar programs, their structure and organization,
their potential problems and pitfalls, and their successes.