Celebrating Clinical Nurse Specialist…
Describe your role as an APP at VUMC and/or the type of patients you care for:
I am a Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Acute Care Neurology and Neurosurgery floors at VUH. I support the nursing staff in caring for a variety of neurosurgical, neuromuscular, stroke, and autoimmune disorders, along with the Epilepsy monitoring unit. As a CNS my role is to make things better, whether it be patient experience, quality of care, or nurse education and advancement.
-Arlene Boudreaux, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CNRN, SCRN
What is my favorite part about being in the Advanced Practice CNS
Being able to see a problem and develop a solution. I have a wonderful group of people to pull from to make things happen.
-Arlene Boudreaux, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CNRN, SCRN
What would you want other APPs to know about being a CNS?
We’re here to help. If you see a need let us know and we can work together to help our patients and staff. CNSs work unit specific to organization wide.
-Arlene Boudreaux, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CNRN, SCRN
What work has your team done that you are most proud of?
I was lead of a group that improved the care of Parkinson’s disease patients throughout the hospital and outpatient realm at VUMC, reducing harm, improving satisfaction, and obtaining Joint Commission Certification for Excellence in Care.
-Arlene Boudreaux, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CNRN, SCRN
