Press and Journal Articles on the Clinical Nurse Leader


The following journal articles and news articles address the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) demonstration project launched by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

Journal Articles

Wiggins, M.S. (2006, July/August). The partnership care delivery model. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(7-8), 341-345.

Bowcutt, M. & Goolsby, M.J. (2006, April-June). The Clinical Nurse Leader: Promoting patient-centered outcomes. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 30(2), 156-161.

Tornabeni, J., Stanhope, M. & Wiggins, M. (2006, March). The CNL vision. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(3), 103-108.

Tornabeni, J. (2006, January). The evolution of a revolution in nursing. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(1), 3-6.

Smith, S., Manfredi, T., Hagos, O., Drummond-Huth, B. & Moore, P.D. (2006, January). Application of the Clinical Nurse Leader Role in an acute care delivery model. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(1), 29-33.

Bartels, J. (2005, December). Educating nurses for the 21st century. Nursing and Health
Sciences
, 7(4), 221-225.

Bartels, J. & Bednash, G. (January-March 2005). Answering the call for quality nursing care and
patient safety: A new model for nursing education. Nursing Administration Quarterly,
29(1), pp. 5-13.

Drenkard, K. & Cohen, E. (June 2004). Clinical nurse leader: Moving toward the future. Journal
of Nursing Administration
, 34(6), pp. 257-260.

Drenkard, K. (March/April 2004). The clinical nurse leader: A response from practice. Journal
of Professional Nursing
, 20(2), pp. 89-96.

Ebright, P.R. (July/August 2004). Understanding nurse work. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 18(4),
pp. 168-170.

Erickson, J.I. & Ditomassi, M. (March 2005). The clinical nurse leader: New in name only.
Journal of Nursing Education, 44(3), pp. 99-100.

Girard, N.J. (May 2005). Possible new career options. AORN Journal, 81(5), pp. 961-963.

Grindel, C. (2005, August). AACN Presents the Clinical Nurse Leader and Doctor in Nursing Practice Roles: A Benefit or a Misfortune? MEDSURG Nursing, 14(4), 209-210.

Haase-Herrick, K. (April/June 2005). The opportunities of stewardship. Nursing Administration
Quarterly
, 29(2), pp. 115-118.

Kennedy, M.S. (October 2004). Introducing the clinical nurse leader: Yet another nursing title.
American Journal of Nursing, 104(10), p. 22.

Long, K. A. (March/April 2004). Preparing nurses for the 21st century: Re-envisioning nursing
education and practice. Journal of Professional Nursing, 20(2), pp. 82-88.

Radzyminski, S. (2005, March-April). Advances in graduate nursing education: Beyond the advanced practice nurse. Journal of Professional Nursing, 21(2), pp. 119-125.

Tanner, C. A. (June 2005). What are our priorities? Addressing the looming shortage of nursing
faculty. Journal of Nursing Education, 44(6), pp. 247-248.

Woodring, B.C. (October-December 2004). Clinical nurse leaders: New roles, new
responsibilities, new preparation. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 9(4),
p. 129-133.


General and Trade Press Coverage

Steefel, L. (May 23, 2005). Partnerships pilot CNL programs. NurseWeek. Retrieved from
http://www2.nurseweek.com/Articles/article.cfm?AID=14215.

Wood, D. (March 30, 2005). Nursing schools launch CNL master's programs. NurseZone
Newsletter
. Retrieved from
http://www.nursezone.com/student_nurse_center/default.asp?articleID=13695.

Wood, D. (October 28, 2004). Clinical nurse leader role moves into pilot phase. NurseZone
Newsletter
. Retrieved from
http://www.nursezone.com/Job/MedicalNewsAlerts.asp?articleID=13088.

NurseZone. (November 7, 2003). AACN takes steps to create clinical nurse leader role.
NurseZone Newsletter. Retrieved from
http://www.nursezone.com/Job/MedicalNewsAlerts.asp?articleID=11386.

Hilton, L. (August 25, 2003). AACN envisions clinical nurse leader of the future. Nursing
Spectrum
, 15A(17), p. 9.

Scally, R. (July 24, 2003). AACN seminar highlights the future of nursing education and
leadership. NurseZone Newsletter. Retrieved from
http://www.nursezone.com/Job/MedicalNewsAlerts.asp?articleID=10841.


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