1999 Volume 2 Issue 3 Pages 217-222
The purpose of this study was to identify the need for certified nurse specialists as felt by nurse administrators and further to gather basic data in preparation for a curriculum of CNS graduate programs. A postal questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 300 nurse administrators in the Kanto Region.185 out of 300 questionnaires were returned(return rate:61.7%). The questionnaire consisted of 26 items concerning 5 key functions identified as essentials of CNS such as"patient care", "consultation", "education", "research"and"co-ordination". The findings were as follows:46.5% of nurse administrators expressed thier strong wish-es to introduce CNS to their hospitals while 45.9% of them wanted to do so if possible. They had high expectations of the CNS as providers of such functions as"patient care", "education"and"research". The nurse administrators who wished to introduce CNS to their hospitals seemed to have greater considerations for"humanity", "knowledge and technique"and"leadership". The above findings provided enough evidence to justify the need for the development of a suitable curriculum related to CNS programs.
