You want to be your best, so you can give your best to the patients you serve. The AMSN Medical-Surgical Nursing Competency Framework takes the guesswork out of personal and organizational assessment, allowing you and your organization to uncover your strengths and weaknesses in order to help you better understand and communicate your level of clinical expertise and to assist with personal/team growth. To handle a wide array of medical needs across disciplines, med-surg nurses must be knowledgeable about all adult health conditions/diseases.įor this reason, med-surg competencies are extensive and cover a wide range of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other qualities (KSAOs).ĪMSN recognized there was no consolidated set of competencies for medical-surgical nurses, and so we set about developing one. They have a broad knowledge base and are experts in their practice. Medical-surgical nurses provide care to adults with a variety of medical issues or who are preparing for/recovering from surgery.
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"The ability of a nurse to effectively demonstrate a set of attributes, such as personal characteristics, values, attitudes, knowledge and skills, which are required to fulfill his/her professional responsibility." Med-surg nurses oversee a broad spectrum of patient care responsibilities, another reason the acronym “PRISM” was chosen for the award. Introducing: AMSN Medical-Surgical Nursing Competency Framework. There are more than 600,000 medical-surgical nurses practicing in the United States today, making them the single largest group of specialty nurses working in hospital settings, according to AMSN. “To achieve this level of recognition is a credit to the incredible work being done at UC Davis Health that puts the patient at the center of everything we do.”
“I want to congratulate everyone in the Orthopaedic/Trauma Unit for their exemplary work and for the clinical outcomes they are achieving, which are unparalleled nationally,” added Toby Marsh, chief nursing and patient care services officer for UC Davis Medical Center.
The Orthopaedic/Trauma Unit, which is home to eight orthopedic services - orthopedic trauma, spine, joint replacement, pediatrics, tumor, sports, hand, and foot and ankle, achieved 560 points out of a possible 600 points in their application, the fifth highest ever recorded by AMSN. Lifelong learning of unit staff members.Recruitment and retention of competent staff members.Specifically, the award celebrates units that exhibit: The award also reflects the compassion, commitment, and connection that characterize med-surg nurses. Hoping to inspire nurses to strive for the highest levels of patient safety and quality, AMSN and MSNCB launched the award in October 2012. I am proud and privileged to work with such an amazing group of nurses.” “Despite the challenges of navigating through a pandemic, our unit has continued to provide high quality evidence-based care and kept patients as our number one priority. “This award is an honor and a great way to celebrate nursing excellence and our extremely talented and resilient team here on the Orthopaedic/Trauma Unit,” said Dorine Fowler, nurse manager.
Wes Foster, president of the MSNCB Board of Directors, presented the Orthopaedic/Trauma Unit with the AMSN PRISM Award plaque during a ceremony on May 27. The award is given to outstanding acute care/med-surg units or adult/pediatric units classified as med-surg. It is co-sponsored by the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) and the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB). The award, which stands for “Premier Recognition In the Specialty of Med-Surg,” is the first of its kind honoring med-surg nursing units in the United States and internationally. It’s also the most for any hospital west of the Mississippi River. This recognition marked UC Davis Health's eighth AMSN PRISM Award ®, which is tied for the most earned by any institution. Wes Foster and Davis 14 registered nurses
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