Medical-surgical nursing

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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 through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.[3] References[edit]

1. Jump up^ Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)

2. Jump up^ Nursing Spectrum

3. Jump up^ American Nurses Credentialing Center External links[edit]

 American Nurses Association  National League for Nursing  Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses  Becoming a Med Surgical Nurse  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  Medical Surgical Lecture Series

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