The only resourse designed specifially for Clinical Nurse Specialists, the Second Edition of this best-selling text addresses the specific, practical, day-to-day responsibilities and challenges of the CNS role. Concrete, user-friendly strategies and exemplars are drawn from real practice and offer suggestions as well as considerations for CNS practice. Educators and professionals alike will find this book very helpful. The topics are cutting-edge and this text is a great resource for graduate students enrolled in CNS graduate programs, especially in clinical practicum courses. It will also serve as excellent refreshers for established advanced practice nurses. The topics will also help ground the new CNS by facilitating the transition from staff to APN.