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The Clinical Nurse Leader CNL)advises and mentors nurses, works with physicians, pharmacists, and social workers, ensuring that  proper quality care process are in place for patient care.  The Clinical Nurse Leader researches data and evaluates outcomes of patient care to see if there are ways to improve cares and safety (Nurse Journal, 2018).

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The job posting was for a CNL for a Maternal/Baby department and stated that the person was to be an RN with 3 years experience in direct patient care, ability to problem solve and must complete the CNL certificate program within the first 6 months of employment.  When the requirements are listed it says at the end "OPEN TO NEW GRADS", so this tells me that there is a shortage of Clinical Nurse Leaders in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.  The posting for the CNL states that it a full-time job and does not state a salary offered (Indeed, 2018).

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The Registered Nurse has the same clinical knowledge and vision but would hold an AD or a BSN degree, the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is a Registered Nurse that has a minimum of a MSN degree and specializes in a certain population.  The CNS is a mentor for new nurse, is an advocate for policy changes and is a leader in investigating and implementing quality care changes for the patient(Graduate Nursing, 2018).

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According to the OJIN "As a knowledge worker, the CNL brings evidence-based practice to the bedside and applies a “more robust knowledge of quality, safety, and statistical processes”  The CNL takes their clinical knowledge and incorporates that into learning evidence-based practices and places that evidence into improving safety and quality cares for patients OJIN (Dennison & Reid, 2011).

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The National Annually Salary for a Clinical Nurse Leader is $84,000 (Clinical Nurse Leader Salary, 2018).

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The Clinical Nurse Leader has the same Scope of Practice as the Registered Nurses. The CNL may provide direct patient cares, works with the interdisciplinary team and works as a healthcare delivery person but is not an administrator (AACN, 2018).

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When the Registered Nurse has obtained their MSN degree they must complete 100-200 clinical hours in the area that they are specializing in such as: Pediatrics, Geriatrics, and Home Health Care (Nurse Journal, 2018).  When the Registered Nurse has completed all requirements then he or she may sit for the CNL certification examination (AACN, 2018).

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The Clinical Nurse Leader must be a Licensed Registered Nurse and may take the Clinical Nurse Leader certification test prior to taking the NCLEX exam but can not be a CNL until they have passed the NCLEX exam.  The CNL exam has a first time pass rate of approximately 70%.  The CNL exam has to be renewed every 5 years (Nursing Licensure, 2018).

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The Annual Salary for the Clinical Nurse Leader is $82,594 (Nurse Journal, 2018).

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The Clinical Nurse Leader must have graduated from a nursing program and can have either and ADN or BSN degree but will have to go on to received their MSN (Nurse Journal, 2018).

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The Registered Nurse who is working toward becoming a Clinical Nurse Leader must have a MSN degree (Nurse Journal, 2018).

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The Clinical Nurse Leader is a nurse who has the experience of working "on the floor" but also has decided to take that experience to the next level; to become a leader in changing policies and procedures.  In the world of health care there are always changes happening and new/better ways of doing things that are developed.  The CNL is a very important piece of the healthcare puzzle as the care and safety of all patients is the most important job that there is.

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Clinical Nurse Leader Salaries in Grand Rapids, MI. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.indeed.com/salaries/Clinical-Nurse-Leader-Salaries,-Grand-Rapids-MI

Clinical Nurse Leaders: Point-of-Care Leadership. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.nursinglicensure.org/articles/clinical-nurse-leader.html

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). (2018). Retrieved from https://www.graduatenursingedu.org/clinical-nurse-specialist/

CNL Frequently Asked Questions. (2018). Retrieved from http://www.aacnnursing.org/CNL/About/FAQs

Dennison, P., & Reid, K. B. (2011). The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL)®: Point-of-Care Safety Clinician. Retrieved from http://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-16-2011/No3-Sept-2011/Clinical-Nurse-Leader-and-Safety.html

What Is The Salary Outlook For Clinical Nurse Leader? (2018). Retrieved from https://nursejournal.org/clinical-nursing/what-is-the-salary-outlook-for-clinical-nurse-leader/