Med-Surg Moments - The AMSN Podcast

In this special episode, we're bringing the experts together to talk about the experience that awaits you at the Annual AMSN Convention. GUESTS Maureen Murphy, BS-HCA, RN, CMSRN, Chair of the 2019 AMSN Convention Program Planning Committee         Katie Locke, Membership Manager for the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses         HOST Caroline Ashman, MSN, RN, CMSRN

The medical professionals who are directly involved with an unanticipated adverse patient event are deeply affected and many times unaware of the underlying impact to themselves.  Many experience overwhelming anxiety, cannot return to work, their family lives are affected and they're reluctant to reach out for help.  These particular medical professionals are experiencing Second Victim Syndrome. ...

In this episode, we focus on cultural understanding and the unique needs of LGBTQ patients. What can we do as med-surg nurses to make care more accessible to this population? How do we approach or illicit this information from patients?  Find out the answers and gain new insights in this special episode. Below is a link to The Gender Unicorn educational resource referenced in the episode: http://w...

In this episode, the Med-Surg Moments Co-Hosts come together for a special round table conversation focusing on their latest learnings, a nurse-to-nurse conversation about self-care, and reflections on their role as co-hosts of the podcast.

In this episode, we explore mentoring and coaching specifically, what's similar, what's different and, most importantly, what does the literature say in support of these two initiatives.  GUEST - COL (RET) Linda Yoder, PhD, MBA, RN, AOCN, FAAN HOST - Caroline Ashman, MSN, RN, CMSRN 

In this episode, we will focus on the question of "What Is and Isn't Second Victim Syndrome". Over the last 19 years, our knowledge and understanding of SVS has increased significantly, but questions still remain, such as why do some nurses experience profound SVS, resulting in significant emotional distress and even suicide, while others are able to return to work seemingly unaffected?   GUEST -...

In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Future of Nursing.  There are so many policy-making decisions which affect our patients and our practice on a daily basis.  It's important for all of us to join together with our Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses to exercise our voice in the policy-making process.  It all begins with expanding our knowledge and understanding of the issues and extends to a...

In this episode, we'll be discussing Nursing Career Advancement and resources to enhance your professional development. Did you know your career development can involve moving laterally and even diagonally?  Some even call it a nursing career "lattice". This episode will open your eyes to many new ideas and answer questions you may have about how you can up the ante with your nursing career.   GUE...

In this episode, we will discuss the growing fragmentation of the health care system, and what we can do about it by coordinating care. Nurses are tasked with discharge planning, case management, utilization review, quality assurance, patient/family education, and interprofessional collaboration. Having an effective care coordination plan in place can effectively decrease readmission rates.  Let's...

In this episode, we're talking about med-surg nursing as the foundation for all nursing practice. Too often, we hear that med-surg is 'where you have to do your time before you can go to a specialty area', or nursing professors tell students 'if you're not top of class, you'll have to rotate through med-surg, and not a specialty area'. In this episode, we explore AMSN's position that med-surg is n...

In this inaugural episode of Med-Surg Moment, the AMSN Podcast, we've gathered together all four co-hosts of Med-Surg Moments to give you the opportunity to meet them.   The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) is the only specialty nursing organization dedicated to the practice of medical-surgical nursing. Our mission is to promote excellence in medical-surgical nursing.  To learn more, visi...