Table 3 CNCs perceptions of components of the domain ‘Clinical Services Planning and Consultancy’ (n = 16)
From: The role of a clinical nurse consultant in an Australian Health District: a quantitative survey
Grade | Functions | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 6 (%) | n = 9 (%) | n = 1 (%) | ||
Grade 1 | Provides an expert client-centred consultancy practice participating in direct patient care provision. | 5 (83) | 8 (89) | 1 (100) |
Grade 1 | Provides education on complex clinical issues to clients and carers. | 4 (67) | 7 (78) | 1 (100) |
Grade 1 | Identifies and adopts innovative clinical practice models e.g. implementation and evaluation of new treatments, technologies, and therapeutic techniques relating to CN/MC specialty. | 3 (50) | 8 (89) | 1 (100) |
Grade 1 | Participates/collaborates in the design and conduct of quality improvement initiatives. | 5 (83) | 8 (89) | 0 (0) |
Grade 2 | Provides a more complex and expansive clinical consultancy service within a mixed clinical environment and/or across a series of services. | 4 (67) | 8 (89) | 1 (100) |
Grade 2 | Develops specialised education resources for patient/carer/community to be utilised by other health care professionals. | 3 (50) | 8 (89) | 1 (100) |
Grade 3 | Provides a more complex and expansive clinical consultancy service within a mixed clinical environment and/or across multiple service groups | 4 (67) | 7 (78) | 1 (100) |
Grade 3 | Undertakes primary responsibility for formalised ongoing clinical supervision processes for CN/MC peers | 1 (17) | 5 (56) | 0 (0) |
Grade 3 | As an expert, conducts systematic review of clinical practice including, if required, for external organisations. | 2 (33) | 5 (56) | 0 (0) |
Not applicable. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |