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Career OverviewAdult Nurse Specialists work in a wide variety of environments. Many work in hospitals, in long-term care facilities, and in doctor's officers. A Clinical Nurse Specialist is an advanced practice nurse who is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of illness. Those who specialize in the care of adults see a range of diseases and injuries. They use theory and research to guide and improve nursing care of adults and provide care to complex patients.
Adult Care Specialists focus on the promoting the health of and preventing disease amongst people in early adulthood, continuing on into the latest stages of life. Due to the nature of the specialty, adult care specialists are trained to diagnose and develop treatment plans for acute and chronic diseases that affect adults. These include conditions from heart attacks and sore throats, to arthritis and cancer.
As they have the training to apply nursing theory and research as educators, Adult Care Specialists also function as leaders within the medical community, training nursing practitioners, nursing assistants, and other members of the medical community to work with adult patients.
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Career RequirementsAdult Care Specialists Nurses are trained Clinical Nursing Specialists. They therefore are required to have some degree of advanced training in the nursing field. Most Clinical Nursing Specialists have advanced degrees. Approximately 93% of all Clinical Nursing Specialists have a Master's Degree or equivalent graduate certificate to compliment their training as an RN.
Adult Care Specialists are required to have an active RN license and typically have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing to have obtained this qualification.
Specialist training in adult care is requirement for this profession, typically met by the practical experience of each candidate. Most Adult Care Specialists complete rotations in adult care, including areas of emergency medicine, general practice, surgery, and rehabilitation.
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Job OutlookAdult Care Specialists serve a number of roles in the medical community and look set to continue to do so, if only because of the sheer range of functions that they are trained to perform.
Clinical Nursing Specialists who specialize in adult care can serve as practical nurses, but they may also work in administrative positions, such as clinical outcomes managers, advanced case managers, directors of nursing clinics, private practitioners, product line managers, and academic clinical instructors.
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Career TrackSee Clinical Nurse Specialist
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CompensationSee Clinical Nurse Specialist
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