In 2003, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) published the Working Paper on the Role of the Clinical Nurse Leader, which described the background, significance, and responsibilities of the new clinical nurse leader role. The CNL, prepared at the master's degree level, provides direct clinical leadership at the point of care to ensure the delivery of safe, evidence-based, quality care. The UVA SON was one of the pilot sites for developing the CNL master's (MSN) program. It was established as a master's entry for second degree students. In 2004, the SON requested $85,000 per year for two years from the UVA Health Services Foundation to support development of the MSN program in partnership with the UVA Health System. The SON enrolled the first cohort of CNL students in fall 2005.
2004
ECBCNHI, UVA SON Curriculum CNL, Box 1
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