Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Nursing
 
chapter
Regulations of the Board of Nursing [18 VAC 90 ‑ 20]
Action Review of requirements for clinical nurse specialists
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 1/18/2012
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1/5/12  2:37 pm
Commenter: Lyons Hardy, MSN, CNS, RN

Clinical Nurse Specialists are APRNs
 

Clinical Nurse Specialists are recognized in the discipline of nursing as Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.  Virginia needs to align itself with what is already a reality in the field.  I support this revision to the practice act.

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