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Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364S00000X
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As of today, these are the total numbers of Clinical Nurse Specialists nationwide and excluded from federally funded healthcare programs, such as Medicaid, TRICARE, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
What do Clinical Nurse Specialists do?
A Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) with a master’s or doctoral degree who provides direct patient care, leads evidence-based practice initiatives, and optimizes nursing practice and health care systems.
CNSs are healthcare leaders who specialize in areas such as pediatrics, psychiatric health, or pain management, and work to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of patient care within their respective specialties.
What they do
Focus on Outcomes: Their primary goal is to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care and to improve patient outcomes by reducing complications, length of stay, and hospital readmissions.
Advanced Practice: As an APRN, a CNS possesses graduate-level education, equipping them with advanced knowledge and skills.
Specialized Expertise: CNSs concentrate their practice on a specific disease, patient population, or health issue, such as oncology, women’s health, or critical care.
Three Spheres of Impact: Their work extends across three distinct yet overlapping areas:
- Patient Care: Providing direct assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients and their families.
- Nurse Practice: Leading and mentoring other nurses, improving the quality of nursing care, and implementing evidence-based interventions.
- Systems/Organizational Level: Influencing health care policy, optimizing systems, and designing new models of care to improve patient outcomes across the organization.
Leadership and Collaboration: CNSs act as consultants and patient advocates, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to find innovative solutions to patient care challenges.
Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SA2100X
A Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) provides advanced nursing care by acting as a direct care provider, educator, researcher, and leader within their specialty area.
Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SA2200X
An Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree who provides expert direct patient care, consultative support to nursing staff, and leadership in improving healthcare systems to benefit adult patients.
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP0809X
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists (PMH-CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses who have specialized graduate-level education in mental health.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP0807X
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists (PMH-CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) with graduate degrees who specialize in providing psychiatric and mental health care to children and adolescents.
Child & Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP0810X
Child & Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who provide direct and indirect patient care for individuals, families, and groups with mental health disorders.
Chronic Care Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SC2300X
Chronic Care Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses who specialize in the care of patients with chronic conditions, such as heart failure, diabetes, and COPD.
Chronically Ill Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP0811X
A Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (PMH-CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) specializing in the complex and chronic mental health needs of patients.
Community Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP0812X
Community Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists (PMH-CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses who provide comprehensive psychiatric and mental health care in various community settings, including hospitals, clinics, and private practices.
Community Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SC1501X
Community and Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialists (CH/PH CNSs) are advanced practice nurses who focus on improving population health and reducing health disparities.
They provide direct care, education, and consultation, and design and implement community-based interventions and health programs.
Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SC0200X
Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses with advanced degrees and expertise in the care of critically ill patients.
They provide expert direct care, consultation, education, and leadership at the bedside and across the healthcare system to improve patient outcomes and ensure evidence-based practice.
Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SE0003X
Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialists (ECNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses with master’s or doctoral degrees who provide expert care and leadership in emergency settings, focusing on improving patient outcomes and healthcare systems.
Family Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SF0001X
A Family Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse with a Master’s or Doctorate degree specializing in the health of individuals and families across the lifespan.
Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SG0600X
An Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) specializing in the complex health needs of adults and the elderly.
Holistic Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SH1100X
Holistic Clinical Nurse Specialists (HCNs) treat the whole person, integrating mind, body, emotions, spirit, and environment to promote wellness, rather than just addressing symptoms.
Home Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SH0200X
Home health nursing is a nursing specialty in which LVNs or RNs provide comprehensive, one-on-one care to patients in their own homes, rather than at a medical facility.
They specifically treat the elderly, critically ill, disabled, or those recovering from surgery, injuries, or an accident.
Informatics Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SI0800X
Informatics Clinical Nurse Specialists (also known as nurse informaticists) are registered nurses (RNs) who combine their clinical expertise with specialized knowledge in information technology to improve healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, and operational efficiency.
Long-Term Care Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SL0600X
A Long-Term Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse with specialized expertise in geriatric and chronic care, focusing on improving patient outcomes through direct patient care, leading evidence-based practice changes, optimizing organizational systems, and educating other nurses and family members within a long-term care setting.
Medical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SM0705X
A Medical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist (Med-Surg CNS) is an advanced-practice registered nurse who provides expert nursing care for adult patients with a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions and those recovering from surgery.
Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SN0000X
A Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who provides expert clinical care, leads evidence-based practice initiatives, and improves patient and system-level outcomes for vulnerable newborns and their families.
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SN0800X
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses who specialize in caring for patients with neurological disorders, such as stroke, seizures, and neurodegenerative conditions.
Geropsychiatric Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP0813X
Geropsychiatric Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists (PMH-CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses with specialized graduate-level education and certification in the mental health needs of older adults.
Occupational Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SX0106X
An Occupational Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is a registered nurse with advanced education and certification who specializes in preventing work-related illnesses and injuries and promoting workplace safety and employee wellness.
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SX0200X
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists (OCNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses who specialize in the care of patients with cancer, providing holistic care through assessment, diagnosis, and management of illness and risk behaviors.
Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP0200X
Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses with graduate-level education who provide direct, expert care for children and their families, while also serving as leaders in evidence-based practice, education, research, and system improvement within healthcare settings.
Pediatric Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SX0204X
Pediatric Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses who specialize in the care of children with cancer and blood disorders.
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP1700X
A Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse who specializes in the care of women and newborns during the perinatal period, including pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum phase.
Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP2800X
Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses with specialized expertise in caring for patients before, during, and after surgery.
Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SP0808X
Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses who specialize in mental health and substance use disorders, providing direct care, counseling, and education to patients and families while also serving as leaders, consultants, researchers, and educators in the field.
Rehabilitation Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SR0400X
A Rehabilitation Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree who specializes in helping patients with disabling injuries or chronic illnesses regain function and independence.
School Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SS0200X
A School Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) applies advanced nursing knowledge and expertise to provide direct care to students, educate school staff and families, develop health programs, and influence policies to improve overall student health in a school setting.
Transplantation Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364ST0500X
Transplant Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who provide expert care for transplant recipients and living donors, focusing on health promotion and protection throughout the transplant journey.
Women’s Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 364SW0102X
A Women’s Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (WH-CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) with expertise in providing care to women across the lifespan, from adolescence to post-menopause, focusing on reproductive, gynecological, and overall health needs.
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