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]
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- 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
