The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) is the only specialty association for nurses practicing in medical-surgical nursing. Med-surg nursing is the largest nursing specialty in the United States, with an estimated 800,000 nurses practicing in medical surgical specialty areas. Let AMSN be your go-to resource for medical-surgical workforce development products.
Recruiting, training, and retaining staff is a priority for you and your organization. AMSN has solutions to help you find, onboard, train and keep your medical-surgical nursing staff.
The AMSN solutions below are designed to help you every step of the way. Contact us for more information on any of our solutions.
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Recruiting/Onboarding
According to the 2022 Nursing Solutions, Inc. (NSI) National Health Care Retention and RN Staffing Report, 64% of US hospitals are expecting to increase their nursing workforce. Given that medical-surgical nursing is in the top 5 specialties with the highest nursing turnover and that it takes, on average, 83 days to recruit a med-surg nurse, we know recruiting is a challenge for you. Data from the Becker’s Healthcare put the cost of replacing a RN at approximately $40,038 (range $28,400 to $51,700). AMSN offers several products to assist you with finding and onboarding the best medical-surgical nurses for your practice setting.
Career Center
AMSN's Career Center provides you access to over 10,000 medical-surgical nurses to
recruit for your open positions. Post your open positions, search resumes, and send targeted
invitation emails to AMSN members that allow you to find the right specialty nurses for your
organization.
AMSN Mentoring Program
AMSN's Mentoring Program helps your facility design and implement a successful
mentoring program you can customize to your needs. The AMSN Mentoring Program was created to foster
professional development in new graduate nurses or nurses assuming a new role.
AMSN Competency Framework
The AMSN Competency Framework helps you and new hires understand their competency
profile, allowing you to provide targeted orientation/onboarding that helps prepare them for
independent practice sooner than traditional orientation programs.
AMSN PRISM Award
The AMSN PRISM Award lets your unit stand out and recruit the best nurses possible.
Your PRISM Award demonstrates commitment to healthy practice environments and the professional
development of your medical-surgical nurses, making you a more attractive option to potential
employees.
Training
Providing ongoing professional development for nurses is central to lifelong learning and ongoing nursing competency. Many states require ongoing nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) for ongoing licensure and national nursing certification boards require NCPD for credential maintenance. Further, the healthcare industry is changing rapidly, and nurses need continuing education to stay abreast of the changes in evidence-based practice. AMSN has several products to help you maintain the competency of your medical-surgical nurses.
AMSN Elevate Series
Better nurses mean better outcomes. And better outcomes result in an improved
reputation for your organization. Supporting ongoing education is critical in the constantly
evolving field of nursing, and helping your nurses stay up to date on changing trends will benefit
your patients and organization.
FailSafe Certification Program
The FailSafe Certification Program is innovative in making getting certified easier
for everyone. This program considers every aspect of the testing process, from test stress to
financial concerns, and lifts the barriers. The result is everyone wins: nurses, nurse managers,
organizations and patients.
Certification Review Course
AMSN provides two methods for facilities, hospitals, and health systems to offer the
AMSN Med-Surg Certification Review Course (CRC) to their nurses preparing for certification. Host an
in-person or virtual live 2-day program to your facility, or license AMSN's eLearning Certification
Review Course.
AMSN Competency Framework
The AMSN Competency Framework helps you and new hires understand their competency
profile, allowing you to provide targeted orientation/onboarding that helps prepare them for
independent practice sooner than traditional orientation programs.
Continuing Professional Development
AMSN supports your nurses with ongoing professional development opportunities
throughout the year. If your staff are AMSN members, they have access to free Nursing Continuing
Professional Development (NCPD) developed to fill competency gaps and contribute to continued growth
and development.
AMSN Annual Convention
Sending your staff to the annual AMSN convention demonstrates commitment to their
ongoing professional development and ensures they bring back best practices and the latest
evidence-based practice to your organization. And our group discounts make it affordable for you to
do so.
Retaining
The nursing staffing crisis is real, you face it every day as a nurse leader. While some turnover is inevitable, developing a culture supportive of ongoing career development can help you keep your medical-surgical nurses. Learn more about how AMSN can help you retain staff with our professional development offerings.
AMSN Mentoring Program
AMSN's Mentoring Program helps your facility design and implement a successful
mentoring program you can customize to your needs. The AMSN Mentoring Program was created to foster
professional development in new graduate nurses or nurses assuming a new role.
AMSN Competency Framework
The AMSN Competency Framework helps you and new hires understand their competency
profile, allowing you to provide targeted orientation/onboarding that helps prepare them for
independent practice sooner than traditional orientation programs.
AMSN PRISM Award
The AMSN PRISM Award lets your unit stand out and recruit the best nurses possible.
Your PRISM Award demonstrates commitment to healthy practice environments and the professional
development of your medical-surgical nurses, making you a more attractive option to potential
employees.
AMSN Elevate Series
Better nurses mean better outcomes. And better outcomes result in an improved
reputation for your organization. Supporting ongoing education is critical in the constantly
evolving field of nursing, and helping your nurses stay up to date on changing trends will benefit
your patients and organization.
FailSafe Certification Program
The FailSafe Certification Program is innovative in making getting certified easier
for everyone. This program considers every aspect of the testing process, from test stress to
financial concerns, and lifts the barriers. The result is everyone wins: nurses, nurse managers,
organizations and patients.
Interested in More Information?
Contact AMSN for more information on any of these solutions. We would be happy to speak with you about how AMSN can support recruiting, onboarding, training, and retaining medical-surgical nurses at your organization.
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