The American Nurses Association (ANA) state nurses work tirelessly to identify and protect the needs of the individual (nursingworld.org). Nurses are known for being caring, kind, gentle, and trusting. They are also known to be very altruistic, which is defined as a selfless concern for others even to their own detriment.

Happy Medical-Surgical Nurses Month! Usually, we celebrate Medical-Surgical Nurses for only a week in November (1-7), but this year we decided to commemorate the whole month.

CEO's Corner - November 2021 I love fall. It’s my favorite season. I love watching the leaves change. When I lived in Canada, the fall colors were amazing.

In all honesty, AMSN's board of directors were worried. The numbers for Covid-19 infections were on the rise in Florida, the location of this year's national convention. Since our first concern was for the safety of the attendees and their families, the decision was made to make the convention 100% virtual for the second year in a row.

CEO's Corner - October 2021 What an absolutely wonderful convention. We had informative and engaging educational content, fantastic conversations and connection in the convention platform, and some community fun at our 30th anniversary painting party on Saturday evening.

AMSN Urges Congress to Support Building the Nurse Pipeline, but Action has Slowed AMSN has been consistent in urging Congress to support nurse workforce development initiatives that build the pipeline advancing the supply of nurses needed now and in the future.

Recently, I was speaking to a colleague about my career goals.

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.

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

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...