Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Nowadays there are many professional nursing organizations for a nurse to become a member of. There are many advantages to these memberships such as: education, annual conventions, networking, staying current in nursing issues, certifications and career assistance. There are certain things that a nurse needs to do to be part of the organization such as pay a membership. In this paper, I will discuss the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), from a brief history in why the organization was form to the membership prize and what the organization has to offer to its members. Organization summary The AMSN has a vision “to promote excellence in medical-surgical nursing” (Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 2016). This organization cares about improving patient care and helping nurses develop personally and professionally …show more content…
It is incorporated in the state of New Jersey and for a nurse to be a member there is an annual membership cost of $84.00 and for a nursing student $50.00. They hold conventions every year in the Fall at different states. After examining the web-site the only information that was clear was that members save $100.00 on the registration for the convention. This organization offer many courses and books at discount prizes to members to prepare its members become Certified Medical-Surgical Nurses. The headquarters are in the state of New Jersey but each state is divided into different chapters with the first founded in 1991 (Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 2016). Six time a year they publish the Medsurg Nursing Journal which contains article and opportunities to obtain CE for free to its members. The also publish a newsletter six time a year. The AMSN offers many grant, awards and research grants to its member. They distribute $40,000 yearly to advance the nursing community (Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses,
In 2011, Barbara Safriet published an article “Federal options for maximizing the value of Advanced Practice Nurses in providing quality, cost-effective health care” from a legal perspective. The article focused on the benefits of utilizing Advance Practice Nurses to the full extent of their abilities as well as the current barriers that APNs encounter in their practice. The aim of this paper is to discuss two regulatory provisions to full deployment of APNs in current health care system, as well as three principle causes of current barriers to removal of the restrictive provisions for the APN. Furthermore, I will discuss the critical knowledge presented in the article and how it relates the APN practice. This article was incorporated into a two-year initiative was launched Institute of Medicine (IOM) and by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in 2008 which addressed the urgency to assess and transform the nursing profession.
Mr Edward Sales, RN, BSN, is a perioperative nurse in a 6 beds Operating Room unit. He is the Urology Lead RN, Orthopedics/Spine Service Second Lead RN, and also functions as the Acting Unit Flow Coordinator (in the absence of the Unit Coordinator). Over the past several years, Mr Sales has demonstrated continued leadership in Perioperative Nursing practice. His contributions to this area of practice have positively influenced client care at the nursing service and across the local medical center.
Ignatavicius, D. D., & Workman, M. L. (2013). Care of Intraoperative Patients. Medical-surgical nursing: patient-centered collaborative care (7th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.
Both the ADN and the BSN take the same licensing exam, receive the same credentials and often have little pay and benefit distinction (Hess, 1996). What appears to have little difference superficially actually has significant implications on the health of our nation, efficiency of practice, and role nursing plays in the healthcare community. The impact that this difference in degrees has is why the bachelor’s degree in Nursing is the absolute minimum requirement for entry into practice. This can ensure that the field of nursing is a field that is professional, scientifically based, and culturally aware.
Ignatavicius, D.D. (2010). Medical-surgical nursing: Patient-centered collaborative care (6th Ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier
Growing up I always wanted to be a Large animal vet , a fashion designer and even maybe one day be a famous barrel racer but as senior year comes to a end I realize that my aspiration in life is to help people. Now your thinking how to you go from wanting to be a large animal vet to wanting to help people. Well let me tell you, I am a person who can not tell a little girl that I am going to have to put down her horse, yes a large animal vet is an amazing job to have but even though I am scared of needles, I feel like my calling is to be a nurse and furthering my career to be a nurse anesthetist. I have thought how this career will benefit me in my future and how much that I will enjoy it once I am done with school and have settled down. I don't have very many hobbies so I always put learning first and having good grades, so I believe nursing school will be a good hands on learning experience for me. I am a very hands on learner and I love gross stuff like open wounds so the nursing field is perfect for me. I never thought one day that I would be attending a private college in the fall to become a nurse.
Ignatavicius, D. D., & Workman, M. L. (2013). Medical-surgical nursing: patient-centered collaborative care (7th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders.
Ignatavicius, D. D. & Workman, M.L. (2010). Medical-surgical nursing: Patient-centered collaborative care. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier.
Over the years nursing has become a highly respected profession in the workforce and in healthcare specifically. Nurses have been working hard to improve their image and professional nursing organizations helped by spreading awareness and creating guidelines that ensured consistency. Nursing has evolved greatly in the past two centuries and having organizations in nursing ensures that all nurses are following the same guidelines. A professional nursing organization collectively works on issues that enhance their work and involvement in communities. They also ensure that all nurses taking part in continued learning. They can use their political action to help influence policies. There are three
Davenport, Joan M., Stacy Estridge, and Dolores M. Zygmont. Medical-surgical nursing. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008, 66-88.
There are many benefits to joining a professional organization and individuals become a member for a variety of reasons, but it is typically to advance or advocate for their career (Sullivan, 2001). Professional nursing organizations advocate for their members and nurses in general by providing a powerful influence and the support needed to meet changes in the world of healthcare (Matthews, 2012). According to Haley-Andrews, belonging to a professional nursing organization is important for nurses of all proficiencies. Membership can enhance the career of veteran nurses or play a critical part in creating a successful beginning for new graduate nurses (Haley-Andrews, 2001).
As nurses we all been made aware of all the nursing organization that is readily available to us while attending school. Organizations such as the American Nurse Association (ANA), the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) and the National Student Nursing Association (NSNA) were a few of the organization offered during and at the completion of school. Each group is providing a different insight into nursing excellence and nursing practices, yet, some of the crucial aspects of each group are to challenge all nurses to exceed in their practices and obtain the idea of nursing excellence through expanding their professional development. Therefore, the purpose of this discussion board is to read about the different organizations, which includes political
I went to the operating room on March 23, 2016 for the Wilkes Community College Nursing Class of 2017 for observation. Another student and I were assigned to this unit from 7:30am-2:00pm. When we got their we changed into the operating room scrubs, placed a bonnet on our heads and placed booties over our shoes. I got to observe three different surgeries, two laparoscopic shoulder surgeries and one ankle surgery. While cleaning the surgical room for the next surgery, I got to communicate with the nurses and surgical team they explained the flow and equipment that was used in the operating room.
Perioperative nursing is a fascinating field within the nursing profession. This field of nursing entails providing patient care during three different stages. These stages consist of providing preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care. Many nurses and nursing students have an interest in this field, and even choose to specialize in the field due to various reasons. It is most often due to a desire to work in a fast-paced environment, experience camaraderie amongst staff, provide compassionate care to those in need, and focus their care on the surgical patient at hand. It is expected that all nurses and nursing students want to be most successful in this specialty field and provide high-quality, optimal care. In order to do this,
This journal is a reflection of my experiences and lessons learned thus far within this course. Upon my reflecting, there were lessons that stood out the most. Also, there are nursing practices in my associate’s degree of nursing program (ADN) that correlates with the standard of care that was recently discussed. This reflection also prompt me to consider more in depth the necessary skills and attributes to become a competent nurse.