Medical-surgical nursing: Difference between revisions

'''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. <ref>[http://www.amsn.org Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)]</ref> <ref>[http://include.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2004409150310 The Nursing Spectrum] ([[Nursing Spectrum magazine]])</ref>

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[[HMO|HMO's]], administration, out patient surgical centers, home health care, [[Humanitarian relief|humanitarian relief work]], [[Ambulatory care|ambulatory]] surgical care, and skilled [[nursing homes]]. Some military medical-surgical nurses serve on battlefields.

[[Registered Nursesnurses]] can become certified Medicalmedical-Surgicalsurgical Nursesnurses through the [[American Nurses Credentialing Center]]. <ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.nursecredentialing.org/ |title=American Nurses Credentialing Center] |access-date=2011-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122104226/http://www.nursecredentialing.org/ |archive-date=2018-01-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and also through the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board's (MSNCB) (msncb.org) Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) credential.

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