Table 4 Attitudes to clinical nurse specialist role
Strongly agree %/n | Agree %/n | Somewhat agree %/n | Disagree %/n | Strongly disagree %/n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The CNS in Palliative care has a very important clinical role (n = 121) | 90.1 (109) | 6.6(8) | 1.7 (2) | 0.0 | 1.7 (2) |
The CNS in Palliative Care always plays an integral role in patient education (n = 121) | 86.0 (104) | 10.7 (13) | 1.7 (2) | 0.0 | 1.7 (2) |
The CNS in Palliative Care always plays an integral role in staff training and education (n = 121) | 68.6 (83) | 20.7 (25) | 6.6 (8) | 1.7 (2) | 2.5 (3) |
The CNS in Palliative Care is a patient advocate (n = 121) | 82.6 (100) | 14.0 (17) | 2.5 (3) | 0.0 | 0.8 (1) |
Audit and research are core activities of the role of CNS in palliative Care (n = 120) | 40.5 (49) | 38.0 (46) | 14.9 (18) | 4.1 (5) | 1.7 (2) |