Med-Surg Moments - The AMSN Podcast

Med-Surg Moments is the official podcast of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)*. Our podcast offers an engaging look at the lives of - and surrounding- medical-surgical nurses. We’ll have guests on from every corner of the industry, bringing you stories that are relatable and compelling on myriad topics.

Our goal is to bring you interesting perspectives and insights that will serve you at any step of your nursing career. We truly intend this podcast to be an exciting, interesting go-to source for our listeners, and Med-Surg Moments will creatively incorporate voices from all backgrounds, to help highlight the issues facing you in our medical-surgical nursing community.

You can be assured we’ll do our very best to bring this podcast, always, with personality and compassion, and accuracy in our coverage.

* The content within the Med-Surg Moments Podcast represents the views, thoughts, and opinions of the co-hosts and may not necessarily reflect the views, thoughts, and opinions of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses.

Ep. 55 - Happy Certified Nurses Day

Mar 18, 2021

Alissa, Caroline, and Chelsea talk about the importance of Certified Nurses Day and offer plenty of ideas on how to celebrate and recognize the CMSRNs in your unit.

THE CO-HOSTS

Alissa Brown, BSN, MSN, RN, CMSRN is a clinical nurse educator from the University of Utah Health. She has been working in the health care...

Ep. 54 - Stories About the Patients We'll Never Forget

Mar 9, 2021

Alissa, Caroline, Chelsea, and Evie share humorous, harrowing, and heartwarming stories of the patients they'll never forget.

THE CO-HOSTS

Caroline Ashman, MSN, RN, CMSRN was born and raised in England. She had two dreams in life – to become a nurse and live in the United States. She accomplished the first task in...

Ep. 53 - How to Get Certified and Stay Certified

Feb 23, 2021

Alissa, Caroline, and Chelsea share their personal journeys toward certification and offer a step-by-step approach to pursuing and maintaining the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) certification.

HOSTS

Caroline Ashman, MSN, RN, CMSRN was born and raised in England. She had two dreams in life – to...

Ep. 52 - Special 2nd Anniversary Episode of Med-Surg Moments

Feb 5, 2021

Join Caroline, Alissa, and Chelsea as they reflect upon the last two years of Med-Surg Moments and the show's impact on the med-surg nursing community across the country and around the world.

HOSTS

Caroline Ashman, MSN, RN, CMSRN was born and raised in England. She had two dreams in life – to become a nurse and...

Ep. 51 - How to Identify Patients at High Risk for Opioid-Induced Respiratory Compromise

Jan 22, 2021

What is Opioid-Induced Respiratory Compromise? Which patients are at a higher risk? How can med-surge nurses help prevent it? Evie welcomes Denise Shope and Jennifer Surprise to explore the answers based on findings from the recent PRODIGY Study.

This episode of Med-Surg Moments was made possible by Medtronic. For 70...