Outcomes of CNS Practice

• Reduced hospital costs and length of stay
• Reduced emergency visits
• Reduced readmission rates
• Improved symptom management
• Increased patient satisfaction
• Reduced medical complications in hospitalized patients (i.e., infection rates, VTE)
• Increased quality outcomes
• Increased patient satisfaction scores
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (2014)

CNS Exemplar Stories
The NCNA CNS Council is continuing to collect CNS Exemplar stories on how CNSs in the State of North Carolina can improve patients’ access to safe and affordable care.  Please share your story with us.
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