September 21, 2021 Pronouns - A Key to Patient and Staff Inclusivity (From the AMSN Blog) Registered Nurses should not be afraid to ask a patient their pronouns...
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September 16, 2021 Pronouns - A Key to Patient and Staff Inclusivity Registered Nurses should not be afraid to ask a patient their pronouns

Most people have probably seen a transgender or non-binary person on television or in the news, even if they don’t know anyone who identifies as trans or nonbinary in real life yet.

This summer we saw a trans woman become Miss Nevada and advance to the Miss USA pageant. Two transgender athletes competed in the Olympics for the first time. But unfortunately, we still have a long way to go to normalize and accept trans and non-binary people in our society.

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September 14, 2021 The Fine Art of Oral Communication Technology has made significant changes in the lives we live

Processes have become more automated with less person-to-person interaction. The advent of text messaging is rapidly decreasing oral communications.

It is estimated that over 18 billion text messages are sent worldwide each day (shso.vermont.gov). Additionally, apps like Facebook and Instagram increase family and friend connections but further diminish the need for oral or face-to-face communications.

As a nation, we are increasingly relying on written forms of communication. It has been said that we are losing the fine art of oral communication.

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September 14, 2021 The Fine Art of Oral Communication: (From the AMSN Blog) Technology has made significant changes in the lives we live. Processes have become more automated with less person-to-person interaction. The advent of text messaging is rapidly decreasing oral communications...
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September 07, 2021 Two AMSN Leaders Interviewed: Medsurg Nurses In Demand as Specialty Expands into Broader Clinical, Advocacy, and Leadership Roles AMSN President Summer Bryant and CEO Terri Hinkley chatted recently with Deb Woods of Onward Healthcare in this article about the ever-broadening roles and growing demand today for med-surg nurses.
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September 06, 2021 It’s Convention Month! While it is no one’s first choice, there are some things to look forward to with a virtual convention.

Last month the AMSN Board of Directors made the very difficult decision to change the format of our annual convention from hybrid (in-person and virtual) to all virtual. The convention was to be held in Orlando, Florida, and with the pandemic once again causing infections and hospitalizations to increase due to the delta variant, it became apparent that a change would be necessary.

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September 06, 2021 ADVOCATE News - What’s New in Policy The Latest on AMSN's Advocacy News AMSN Takes Action to Help Secure Future PPE Supplies; Congress Responds Favorably.... In Regulatory Comment to Federal Workplace Safety Agency, AMSN Speaks Out for Med-Surg Nurse Safety...
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September 06, 2021 It’s Convention Month! (From the AMSN Blog) We had such high hopes for a return to an in-person convention. We were so excited to see our friends and colleagues, many of who we only see at convention each year. However, our overall mission is always to support the care of our patients and the medical-surgical nurses who provide that care
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September 06, 2021 ADVOCATE News - What’s New in Policy (From the AMSN Blog) The Latest on AMSN's Advocacy News - AMSN Takes Action to Help Secure Future PPE Supplies; Congress Responds Favorably.
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August 30, 2021 CEO's Corner - September 2021 Back to a Virtual Convention

As you’ve likely heard, AMSN made the difficult decision to hold its annual convention fully virtually this year for the second year in a row. It was a difficult decision and one the Board of Directors didn’t take lightly.

We wanted to be together in person to celebrate all of you and the incredibly hard year you’ve all experienced. It’s AMSN’s 30th anniversary this year, and we wanted to celebrate our anniversary with you all.

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