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May 04, 2022 Happy Nurses Month! AMSN President’s May Message for the AMSN Blog

As we celebrate another Nurses Month this May, I want to thank each of you for your sacrifices and your dedication to our patients, their loved ones, and each other.

Nursing is a wonderful profession which allows us to touch the lives of those we care for but also those we work with each day. Some of my most valued friendships are with my nursing colleagues who have been with me through thick and thin.

April 13, 2022 Volunteering with MSNCB Talk the Talk & Walk the Walk

There is an adage that says, “Talk the Talk & Walk the Walk.” Essentially, it means that what you say you should do!

April 11, 2022 Certification Central President’s Message

Happy spring to everyone and I wish you a wonderful Nurses’ Week coming up in May! I love this time of year as we begin to see a renewal of life and resources in nature. Flowers are blooming, leaves are returning, butterflies are merging, and there is a lot of positive energy in the universe.

This is such a phenomenal time of the year. And it looks like we may be finally getting a reprieve from COVID! Please still be cautious, but we can all be hopeful that the worst is finally behind us.

April 05, 2022 Is This What it is Supposed to be Like? April 2022 Connections - President’s Message

Recently I was talking to nurse leaders at a hospital on the east coast. We were discussing the state of their nursing unit and all the new staff they have.

They told me that one of their nurses with 2 years of experience—all during the pandemic—asked them, “is this what it is like?”

The leaders confirmed with the nurse that yes, these are our regular medical-surgical patients with our standard patient-nurse ratios. They said they could just see the weight lifted from the nurse’s shoulders.

April 05, 2022 Shining a Light on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among the U.S. population, 7-8 percent will have PTSD at some point in their lives. Approximately 10 percent of women and 4 percent of men develop PTSD at some point in their lives.
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April 04, 2022 AMSN Convention 2022 See you in San Antonio See you in San Antonio! We are committed to having something in person, especially after having to be virtual the past two years. Unless we are told that we are unable to be together in San Antonio, you can trust that we’ll be together in some way this year.
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March 13, 2022 Spring is in the Air Growth and Renewal I love spring. I love the budding and blossoming trees, the sprouting flowers and the return of green grass and landscapes.
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March 13, 2022 My Favorite Job as AMSN President March 2022 Connections Message One of my favorite jobs as AMSN President is notifying medical-surgical units that they have received the AMSN PRISM Award®.
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February 13, 2022 Inaugural Address Your new president for MSNCB I am Wes Foster, and it is truly an honor to be your new president for MSNCB. I would like to share a bit about my journey with MSNCB and how much the organization means to me.
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February 13, 2022 3 Ways to Increase LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity at Work Create a workplace that is more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ employees According to the 2021 US Census Bureau's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Household Pulse Survey, approximately 8% of adults self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
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