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Clinical nurse specialists practice withing three spheres of influence – patients, nursing and healthcare systems. In the latest episode of Nurse Essentials, two clinical nurse specialists at Cleveland Clinic provide an inside look at what it means to be a CNS and how they impact patient care, nursing education, nursing-sensitive quality indicators and more.

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Karen Schaedlich, MSN, RN, innovation coordinator in the Office of Nursing Research & Innovation, believes nurses are natural problem-solvers. In the latest episode of Nurse Essentials, she discusses how they can embrace innovation to create novel products and processes for healthcare.

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Dianna Copley, DNP, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Cleveland Clinic and Associate Director of the Nursing Ethics Program, discusses second victim phenomenon and the Emerge Stronger peer support program the healthcare system implemented in 2020 to address it.

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In the most recent episode of Nursing Essentials, Myra King, DNP, APRN-CNS, ACNS-BC, CCRN-CSC, delves into the importance of the DEI movement. “As long as we have healthcare disparities – as long as we are struggling to move the needle at it relates to healthcare disparities – then we have to keep having these conversations,” says King, APRN manager and a clinical nurse specialist in the Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic.

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Ashley Clifford, RN, a nurse case manager for Cleveland Clinic Hospice Care, shares what drew her to the specialty and provides insight into a day in the life of a hospice nurse.

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Before Cleveland Clinic Executive Chief Nursing Officer Meredith Foxx, MSN, MBA, APRN, NEA-BC, became a nurse leader, she cared for children with cancer. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, Foxx shares her experiences in pediatric oncology, as well as advice for nurses on selecting a specialty that’s right for them.

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Nurses help shape the patient experience. Kelli Saucerman-Howard, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer of Cleveland Clinic Akron General, shares insight on how new nurses, experienced nurses and nursing leaders can positively impact the patient experience.

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In 2022, the Joint Commission initiated Workplace Violence Prevention Standards to help curb the rise in workplace violence in healthcare. In the latest Nurse Essentials podcast, Erica Shields, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, associate chief nursing officer of Emergency Services and Behavioral Health at Cleveland Clinic, and Tony Roetzel, deputy chief of Cleveland Clinic Police, share strategies for reducing workplace violence.