Clinical Nurse l, ll, and lll?

[shellybelly]

What's the general distinction between these? Years of experience? Education?

Thanks!

[cardiacRN2006, ADN, RN]

Only a few places in my town have these terms and they are related to both education and experience.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Varies tremendously by facility. At the last hospital where I worked, it was a combo of experience, education and contribution to the hospital.

[Lacie, BSN, RN]

Pretty much what the others have said. In hospitals I have been in that used this meant it followed a "Clinical Ladder". Example as a NCM I was a Clinical III but when I left to go to CVICU and no longer was in a NCM position it changed to Clinical II. When I later returned to management I became a Clinical III again. All dependant on the advancement protocol of your facility.

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

Education, experience, certification, teaching projects, committees, maintaining higher number of CE each year, charge, preceptoring, ADN could advance to a IV, BSN could advance to a V.

Each duty was required, and there was up to a 7% pay raise that went with each step uo the ladder.

There was also a 2 step LPN ladder. A I was the basic LPN. Additional education for IVs, meds and CPR etc would qualify for a II..