Medical-surgical nursing

Medical-surgical nursing is a nursing specialty area concerned with the care of adult patients in a broad range of settings. The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) is a specialty nursing organization dedicated to nurturing medical-surgical nurses as they advance their careers. Traditionally, medical-surgical nursing was an entry-level position that most nurses viewed as a stepping stone to specialty areas. Medical-surgical nursing is the largest group of professionals in the field of nursing. Advances in medicine and nursing have resulted in medical-surgical nursing evolving into its own specialty. ^{[1] [2]}

Many years ago a majority of hospital nurses worked on wards, and everyone was a medical-surgical nurse. Today licensed medical-surgical nurses work in a variety of positions, inpatient clinics, emergency departments, HMO’s, administration, out patient surgical centers, home health care, humanitarian relief work, ambulatory surgical care, and skilled nursing homes. Some military medical-surgical nurses serve on battlefields.

Registered Nurses can become certified Medical-Surgical Nurses though the American Nurses Credentialing Center. ^[3]

References

1. ^ Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)
2. ^ Nursing Spectrum
3. ^ American Nurses Credentialing Center

External links

• American Nurses Association
• National League for Nursing
• Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
• Nursing Spectrum
• American Nurses Credentialing Center
• American Journal of Nursing
• American Organization of Nurse Executives
• Discover Nursing
• National Student Nurses Association
• Code of Ethics
• Nursing Associations

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