Medical-surgical nursing is a nursing specialty area concerned with the care of adult

patients in a broad range of settings. The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)

is a specialty nursing organization dedicated to nurturing medical-surgical nurses as they
advance their careers. Traditionally, medical-surgical nursing was an entry-level position
that most nurses viewed as a stepping stone to specialty areas. Medical-surgical nursing is
the largest group of professionals in the field of nursing. Advances in medicine and
nursing have resulted in medical-surgical nursing evolving into its own specialty.[1][2]
Many years ago a majority of hospital nurses worked on wards, and everyone was a
medical-surgical nurse. Today licensed medical-surgical nurses work in a variety of
positions, inpatient clinics, emergency departments, HMO’s, administration, out patient
surgical centers, home health care, humanitarian relief work, ambulatory surgical care,
and skilled nursing homes. Some military medical-surgical nurses serve on battlefields.
Registered nurses can become certified medical-surgical nurses through the American
Nurses Credentialing Center.[3]

Medis-bedah keperawatan adalah area keperawatan khusus berkaitan dengan perawatan

pasien dewasa di berbagai pengaturan. Akademi Perawat Medis-Surgical (AMSN) adalah
sebuah organisasi khusus keperawatan didedikasikan untuk memelihara perawat medis-
bedah karena mereka memajukan karir mereka. Secara tradisional, keperawatan medikal
bedah adalah posisi entry-level yang paling perawat dipandang sebagai batu loncatan
untuk daerah khusus. keperawatan medikal bedah adalah kelompok terbesar dari
profesional di bidang keperawatan. Kemajuan dalam kedokteran dan keperawatan telah
mengakibatkan keperawatan medikal bedah berkembang menjadi spesialisasi sendiri. [1]
[2]Bertahun-tahun lalu mayoritas perawat rumah sakit bekerja di bangsal, dan semua
orang perawat medis-bedah. Hari ini berlisensi perawat medis-bedah bekerja di berbagai
posisi, klinik rawat inap, gawat darurat, HMO, administrasi, keluar pusat bedah pasien,
perawatan di rumah kesehatan, pekerjaan bantuan kemanusiaan, perawatan bedah rawat
jalan, dan panti jompo terampil. Beberapa perawat medis-bedah militer melayani di
medan perang.perawat terdaftar dapat menjadi perawat medis-bedah bersertifikat melalui
American Nurses Credentialing Center. [3]