Nurse scientist

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A nurse scientist is a nurse with advanced preparation such as a Ph.D. in nursing or related field including research principles and methodology, who also has expert content knowledge in a specific clinical area. The primary focus of the role is to provide leadership in the development, coordination and management of clinical research studies; provide mentorship for nurses in research; lead evaluation activities that improve outcomes for patients participating in research studies; contribute to the overall health sciences literature. [1] Nurse scientists have been regarded as knowledge brokers. [2] They participate in nursing research. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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  6. Lewallen, Lynne P.; Kohlenberg, Eileen (January 2011). "Preparing the Nurse Scientist for Academia and Industry". Nursing Education Perspectives. 32 (1): 22–25. doi: 10.5480/1536-5026-32.1.22 . ISSN   1536-5026. S2CID   42452118.
  7. Broome, Marion E.; Corazzini, Kirsten (November 2016). "Nurse scientist or nursing scientist: Future considerations for the field". Nursing Outlook. 64 (6): 523–524. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2016.09.008 . PMID   27886666.
  8. Hickey, Kathleen T. (January 2018). "Developing and Sustaining a Career as a Transdisciplinary Nurse Scientist: Transdisciplinary Nurse Scientists". Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 50 (1): 20–27. doi:10.1111/jnu.12359. PMC   5956899 . PMID   29135066.
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