AMSN & MSNCB

09/03/2026

Celebrate your unit's excellence!🎉

From outstanding patient care and interprofessional collaboration to strong nursing teamwork and professional practice, the AMSN PRISM Award honors medical-surgical units that exemplify the very best of the specialty.

Think your unit has what it takes? Apply today and gain the recognition your team deserves: https://amsn.org/Awards-Grants/PRISM-Award

09/02/2026

Certification shouldn't come with financial risk or fear of failure.

MSNCB’s FailSafe program empowers healthcare organizations to support CMSRN® and CAVRN® certification by providing exam vouchers with a built-in second attempt at no additional cost if needed. It’s a simple way to reduce financial barriers, encourage professional growth, and support a culture of nursing excellence.

🔗 Learn More: https://bit.ly/4q01vPh

09/02/2026

Last chance to make your voice heard! We're looking for feedback on the Medical-Surgical Monitor, Med-Surg Moments Podcast, and Advancing Medical-Surgical Nursing journal. Your input will directly impact future content and resources for medical-surgical nurses.

The survey only takes a few minutes to complete, but the impact will shape these resources for years to come.

Complete the survey by Sept. 4: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7B9CJK9

09/01/2026

Nurses will play a vital role in ensuring AI enhances care, supports clinicians, and improves patient outcomes. In the general session, “Co-Designing the Future: Clinicians and AI Agents in Healthcare Transformation,” Amy McCarthy, DNP, RNC-MNN, NE-BC, CENP, will highlight the importance of co-designing AI with clinicians and ensuring that technology enhances, not replaces, nursing expertise. Register today for the 2026 AMSN Convention and be part of the conversations defining the future of nursing.

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The future of healthcare won't be shaped by technology alone. Nurses will play a vital role in ensuring artificial intelligence (AI) enhances care, supports clinicians, and improves patient outcomes. At the 2026 AMSN Convention, attendees will have the opportunity to explore the evolving landscape w...

08/28/2026

It’s kinda chic to be the nurse who can handle a little bit of everything. ✨

Medical-surgical nurses bring clinical expertise, adaptability, and compassion to every shift. At AMSN, we're proud to support the specialty that makes a difference every day.

08/27/2026

Your research and experience can have a lasting impact on medical-surgical nursing! Now's the time to consider submitting a manuscript to AMSN's official journal, Advancing Medical-Surgical Nursing. Sharing your insights can expand your professional influence and inspire medical-surgical nurses, while contributing to the growing body of knowledge for nurses.

AMSN is specifically interested in manuscripts in the following categories:
🖋️ Clinical Papers
🖋️ Original Research
🖋️ Review Papers
🖋️ Practice Columns

Help advance the specialty today: https://www.editorialmanager.com/amsn/default.aspx

08/26/2026

Bedside nursing takes a specific kind of expertise. CMSRN® is the gold-standard certification that proves you have it.

Earning your CMSRN validates your clinical judgment, demonstrates your commitment to excellence, and recognizes the expertise you've built through bedside practice, whether you apply that expertise with patients, in the classroom, or beyond.

🔗 Apply for Your CMSRN Now: https://bit.ly/4z6432H

08/26/2026

What habits or behaviors might be holding you back without you even realizing it? Tune in to the latest episode as our hosts explore the concept of unconscious addictions, how they show up in our daily lives, and what it takes to recognize and overcome them.

Listen to the full episode now:
🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-184-our-unconscious-addictions/id1452005187?i=1000785728729
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/00gdHszqVK58WhFBiaBIVr?si=9qgvxLdFSQuYMd58YzgdpQ

08/24/2026

Great news — both hotel blocks for the 2026 AMSN Convention have been extended! Book your room at the Renaissance Palm Springs and Hilton Palm Springs now through Aug. 31 to lock in exclusive rates and stay just steps away from the Palm Springs Convention Center.

Explore hotel options and book now: https://amsn.org/Events/AMSN-Convention/Hotel-and-Travel

08/20/2026

Journal clubs are widely promoted as a mechanism to strengthen nurses’ engagement with evidence-based practice. Ron Samuel, MSN, RN, explains how to improve participation and engagement and how standardized frameworks and more rigorous evaluation could help.

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Journal clubs (JCs) are widely promoted as a mechanism to strengthen nurses’ engagement with evidence-based practice (EBP), yet their structure, facilitation, and outcomes vary considerably across academic and clinical settings. This integrative review examined innovative JC models implemented bet...