MedSurg Nursing Journal

Published six times a year, MEDSURG Nursing is the official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). It is a refereed journal that provides clinicians with multidisciplinary information they need to provide evidence-based, clinically excellent patient care to enhance their nursing practice. 

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Editorial Board Disclosures

Janie Best - F. A. Davis, Author      
The textbook is published and quarterly royalty check is deposited based upon book sales (typically < $500 / quarter)

Kristi Campoe - TillaCare, Ltd., Employee

Amy Lipsett - Mitigate Risk Management, Consultant

Amy Lucas - Lippincott/Wolters Kluwer, Clinical content reviewer for nursing procedures

Garrett Mitchell - Elsevier, Author of 3 chapters in book

Kristi Reguin-Hartman - 
Philips, Employee
Relias, Employee

Mary Schreiber - South Carolina Technical College System, Nursing Education Consultant 
Contract ends March 31, 2023

Paula Wyman - HCA Healthcare, Stocks

Presentation of a Type-B Aortic Dissection in a Healthy Young Female

Identification: MSNJ2309

Issue: May-June 2023

Volume: Vol. 32/No. 3

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Rachel Borton, PhD, FNP-FPA
• Karin Smith, DNP, RN
• Amy Grugan, PhD, RN

Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy and Symptoms in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study

Identification: MSNJ2308

Issue: May-June 2023

Volume: Vol. 32/No. 3

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Pamela Nelwland, PhD, RN, CMSRN
• Karlie Hamilton, MSN, RN
• Rebecca D. Miller, PhD, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT, CCLS
• Verna L. Hendricks-Ferguson, PhD, RN, FPCN, FAAN

A Paradigm Shift in Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Asthma

Identification: MSNJ2307

Issue: May-June 2023

Volume: Vol. 32/No. 3

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Melissa R. Penkalski, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, AE-C
• Rhea F. Reynaldo, EdD, RN
• Kathryn A. Patterson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Use of Video Education with Hospitalized Acute Stroke Patients: A Literature Review

Identification: MSNJ2306

Issue: March-April 2023

Volume: Vol. 32/No. 2

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Pamela Newland, PhD, RN, CMSRN , Associate Professor , Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes Jewish College
• Rachel Sargent, MSN-SCRN, RN
• M.N. Van Aman, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
• Karlie Hamilton, MSN, RN
• Verna L. Hendricks-Ferguson, PhD, RN, FPCN, FAAN

The Relationship between Exercise Volume and Disease Severity among Patients Who Tested Positive for COVID-19

Identification: MSNJ2305

Issue: March-April 2023

Volume: Vol. 32/No. 2

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Lee Anne Siegmund, PhD, RN, ACSM-CEP , Office of Nursing Research and Innovation, Nurse Scientist , Cleveland Clinic
• James F. Bena, MS
• Shannon L. Morrison, MS
• Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN

Health Coaching in the Inpatient Setting: A Feasibility Study

Identification: MSNJ2304

Issue: March-April 2023

Volume: Vol. 32/No. 2

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Brenda Buffington, EdD, NBC-HWC, EP-C
• Beth Steinberg, PhD, MS, RN, NEA-BC
• Gina M. Hughes, MSN, RN, PCCN-K
• Lauren Bergstrom, BSN, RN
• Logan McGinty, MS, APRN-CP, PMHNP-C
• Sachin S. Kale, MD
• Esther Chipps, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL

Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy for Dry Eye Disease, Part 2

Identification: MSNJ2303

Issue: January-February 2023

Volume: Vol. 32/No. 1

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Rhea Faye D. Felicilda Reynaldo, EdD, RN
• Ergie P. Inocian, EdD, RN, CMSRN, CNOR
• Maria Kenneally, DNP, FNP-BC
• Maria Liza Visbal Dionaldo, EdD, MAN, RN

Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity: Helping Nurses Navigate the Storm

Identification: MSNJ2302

Issue: January-February 2023

Volume: Vol. 32/No. 1

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Carolyn E. Smith, DNP, RN, CNRN
• Melissa A. Schneider, DNP, RN-BC, ONC, CNRN
• Carissa L. Dent, BSN, RN
• Katrina Howard, BSN, RN, NE-BC

An Overview of Melanoma: A Case Study

Identification: MSNJ2301

Issue: January-February 2023

Volume: Vol. 32/No. 1

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Kattie S. Diaz, ASN, RN
• Tennay Dilone, BSN, RN
• Myriam J. Cadet, PhD, APRN, MSN, FNP-C

Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy for Dry Eye Disease, Part 1

Identification: MSNJ2221

Issue: November-December 2022

Volume: Vol. 31/No. 6

Credits: None available.

Author(s):

• Ergie P. Inocian, EdD, RN, CMSRN, CNOR
• Maria Kenneally, DNP, FNP-BC
• Maria Liza Visbal Dionaldo, EdD, MAN, RN
• Rhea Faye D. Felicilda Reynaldo, EdD, RN