A scoping review on the nurse scientist role within healthcare systems.

Deborah H Allen¹, Elizabeth K Arthur², Meghan Blazey³, Kelly Brassil⁴, Jennifer E Cahill⁵, Mary E Cooley⁶, Anecita P Fadol⁷, Marilyn J Hammer⁶, Sue Hartranft⁸, Beverly Murphy⁹, Timiya S Nolan², Virginia Sun¹⁰, Meagan Whisenant¹¹, Linda H Yoder¹²

¹Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

²The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

³University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, New York, USA.

⁴Pack Health, A Quest Diagnostics Company, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

⁵Mass General Hospital, Yvonne L. Munn Cancer for Nursing Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

⁶Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

⁷MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Nursing and Cardiology, Houston, Texas, USA.

⁸Moffitt Cancer Center, Nursing Research Department, Tampa, Florida, USA.

⁹Duke University Medical Library, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

¹⁰City of Hope Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences and Department of Surgery, Duarte, California, USA.

¹¹University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, Texas, USA.

¹²University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The role of the nurse scientist in the clinical setting is not well defined, which contributes to variability in role implementation, scope, administration, funding, and affiliation across healthcare sites. AIMS: The aim of this scoping review was to identify attributes of the clinical nurse scientist role and its operationalization in the clinical setting through available evidence.…

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