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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY, QUALITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE PROVIDED BY CLINCIAL NURSE SPECIALIST Robin P. Newhouse, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR Julie Stanik-Hutt, PhD, ACNP, CCNS Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, CNAA, BCMeg Johantgen, PhD, RN George Zangaro, PhD, RN Lou Heindel, DNP, CRNA Donald M. Steinwachs, PhDJonathan P. Weiner, DrPHEric B. Bass, MD, MPH Renee Wilson, MS Lily Fountain, MS, CNM Abstract Objective: To synthesize the evidence with comparison groups to assess how advanced-practice nurses (APNs) (nurse practitioners [NPs], certified nurse midwives [CNMs], certified r