Date of Graduation
Spring 5-17-2018
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
College/School
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Program
Executive Leader DNP
First Advisor
Dr. Marjorie Barter
Second Advisor
Dr. Marcianna Nosek
Third Advisor
Dr. Traci Duncan
Abstract
The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is a newer role in the nursing profession. This generalist Registered Nurse (RN) role was designed to help address fragmented healthcare delivery and care coordination, emphasize and facilitate evidence-based practice, and improve patient quality outcomes at the microsystem level (AACN, 2011). This paper describes a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project that took place from January through December 2017 focused on making the business case to incorporate CNLs into a hospital staffing model. The CNLs focused on reducing hospital acquired infections (HAIs). The CNLs’ work reduced HAIs by 48% in 2017 as compared to 2016 thereby saving the hospital nearly $385,000 in unreimbursed clinical care. Based on this project’s outcomes, four full-time CNL positions were approved for 2018.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Shelley, "Building the Business Case for Clinical Nurse Leader Integration into a Hospital Staffing Model" (2018). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects. 121.
https://repository.usfca.edu/dnp/121
