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December 05-06, 2019 | Dubai, UAE
29
th
International Conference on
14
th
International Conference on
Nursing Education and Research
Cancer and Cancer Therapy
Joint Event
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Journal of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing | Volume 2
Moving Forward: Clinical Nurse specialist role evolvement
Farzana Badshah
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
A
dvanced 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) performmultidimensional 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 theway 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.
Speaker Biography
Farzana Badshah works at Nationa Center for Cancer Care and Research,
Hamad Medical Corporation as Clinical Nurse Specialist in breast surgical
oncology.Sheholdsbachelorandmaster’s innursingdegreesfromUniversity
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.
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fbadshah@hamad.qaJ Intensive Crit Care Nurs | Volume 2