Medsurg Nursing Journal

10/31/2025

🎃 No tricks — just top-tier nursing research and professional development treats!

Happy Halloween from MEDSURG Nursing! 👻
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10/29/2025

Hope isn’t just a feeling — it’s a professional obligation. Discover strategies to empower new graduate nurses.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.62116/MSJ.2025.34.5.251

10/27/2025

🎧 Tune in to the latest MEDSURG Nursing Podcast!

Get a quick preview of the September/October 2025 issue, featuring research, practice updates, and 3.8 NCPD contact hours to help you advance your practice.

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10/24/2025

✨ End the week with innovation in action. Curious how to get bedside nurses more engaged in research? 🩺

This study explores virtual and experiential learning approaches that helped nurses build confidence, knowledge, and interest in research — even amid pandemic challenges.

📖 Read the full article in MEDSURG Nursing: https://doi.org/10.62116/MSJ.2025.34.5.227

10/22/2025

⏰ Earn up to 3.8 NCPD contact hours before they expire!

Explore these timely, evidence-based articles from the MEDSURG Nursing Sept/Oct 2023 issue — free for subscribers or $20 per evaluation for non-subscribers.

🩺 Sublingual Immunotherapy Tablets for Grass Allergy-Induced Rhinoconjunctivitis [1.2 NCPD / 1 Pharmacology Credit] https://doi.org/10.62116/MSJ.2023.32.5.282
⚕️ Incorporating Military Veteran Information into Transgender Care [1.3 NCPD] https://doi.org/10.62116/MSJ.2023.32.5.298
🧩 Arriving at the Diagnosis of Microscopic Colitis: One Patient’s Journey [1.3 NCPD] https://doi.org/10.62116/MSJ.2023.32.5.315

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10/20/2025

💊 Treating Overactive Bladder? Know your meds!

Anticholinergics vs antimuscarinics: clinical effects, safety, and patient considerations — all in one review.

Earn 1.2 NCPD contact hours (1.0 hour pharmacology):
https://doi.org/10.62116/MSJ.2025.34.5.222

10/17/2025

Are you curious about how AI might change medical-surgical nursing?

Check out our latest article “Artificial Intelligence: What Does It Mean for Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice?”

Gain insight into benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations.

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Read now → https://doi.org/10.62116/MSJ.2025.34.5.215

10/15/2025

🚨 Your September/October issue of MEDSURG Nursing is here!

Dive into the latest in patient care, from AI breakthroughs to managing atrial fibrillation, behavioral health, and overactive bladder. Earn 3.8 contact hours while staying at the top of your game.

📖 Inside this issue:
• Artificial intelligence transforming bedside care
• Essential insights on overactive bladder medications
• Supporting patients with behavioral health needs
• Practical research strategies for bedside nurses
• Understanding and managing atrial fibrillation

🔗 Read, learn, and earn: www.medsurgnursing.net

10/06/2025

🍂 Fall into Publishing! 🍁

Your insights, research, and practical tips belong in MEDSURG Nursing.

MEDSURG Nursing is accepting manuscript submissions for upcoming issues — research, EBP, CQI, scoping reviews, or clinical care, we want to hear from you!

📧 Submit your manuscript: [email protected]
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Share your expertise and inspire thousands of nurses nationwide!

10/01/2025

✨ AI is transforming healthcare faster than ever.

To guide this shift, the Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) released the first national guidance to help U.S. health systems adopt AI responsibly—balancing innovation with safety, ethics, and better outcomes.

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Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) have released the first installment of their work together – Guidance on Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare, which will serve as internal governance to help U.S. health systems safely and effectively implement artificial intelligence (AI) at...

09/29/2025

From novice to professional 🩺

Nurse residency programs thrive when supported by Nursing Professional Development Practitioners. See how this role strengthens program coordination and nurse transition

https://doi.org/10.62116/MSJ.2025.34.4.182

09/16/2025

🌟 One of the hardest parts of nursing? Supporting patients at the end of life.

Many RNs report feeling unprepared, stressed, and emotionally exhausted in these moments.

This article shows how the CARES Tool can boost confidence, strengthen knowledge, and improve care at the bedside — while also helping nurses protect their own well-being.

📖 Read here: https://doi.org/10.62116/MSJ.2025.34.4.175