What it takes to become a clinical nurse specialist
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What it takes to become a clinical nurse specialist

Lynne Pearce Health journalist

Tips and advice from four nurses on career pathways into clinical nurse specialist roles and the experience you need

How can you progress from ward sister to clinical nurse specialist (CNS), and what does a CNS job entail? Four nurses explain the career paths they have followed to reach their specialist nurse positions, and offer insights into the role and what it takes to get there.

Learning Disability Practice. 27, 4, 17-19. doi: 10.7748/ldp.27.4.17.s6

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