Speaker:  Joan M. Stanley, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN  Senior Director of Education Policy, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

In collaboration with leaders from the practice arena, AACN is calling for the creation of a new nursing role - the Clinical Nurse Leader, or CNL® - to enhance patient safety. The CNL is a leader in the health care delivery system across all settings in which health care is delivered, not just the acute care setting. The implementation of the CNL role, however, will vary across settings. The CNL role is not one of administration or management. The CNL functions within a microsystem and assumes accountability for healthcare outcomes for a specific group of clients within a unit or setting through the assimilation and application of research-based information to design, implement, and evaluate client plans of care. In this Webinar you will learn the history of the CNL role, educational preparation for CNLs, and review a Tool Kit to help you implement the CNL role. One Illinois CNO will share her experience implementing the role in an acute care setting.