The AMSN Digital Content Committee, Podcast Subcommittee, and Content Team want to thank all our readers for another successful year of the Monitor. With 2026 on the horizon, let's revisit 2025's most popular Monitor articles and Med-Surg Moments podcast episodes.

Top 10 Monitor Articles of 2025

• “Failure Is Not an Option: Assessment Strategies to Identify Patients at Risk of Deterioration” by Anthodith Garganera, MSN, MHA, RN, CNL, CMSRN; and Matt Bemer, BSN, RN, CCRN
• “Boosting Handoff Conversations: Increasing Efficiency With a Standardized Nurse Handoff Shift Report” by Deltra Muoki, Ph.D., APRN, AGNP-C, CMSRN, CNE, NE-BC; Meredith Kuhlmann, BSN, RN, NC-BC; and Olawunmi Obisesan, Ph.D., DHEd., CPHQ, MCHES, RN
• “Reducing Non-Actionable Alarms to Improve Patient Care and Staff Well-Being” by Blaise B. Nieve, Ph.D., RN, CMSRN, NEA-BC
• “Optimizing Electronic Handoffs: Enhancing Emergency Department to Medical-Surgical Transitions” by Shaunna Fleekop, RN, BSN, BS, CEN
• “Building a Culture of Mobility” by Jessica Hoehne, DNP, RN, CMSRN
• “Taking a Walk in Their Shoes: A Patient Experience Simulation for Medical-Surgical Nursing Teams” by Blaine Jumper, MSN, RN, CMSRN; and Megan Kirchen, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN, CLC
• “CAVRN Certification and the Future of Virtual Nursing” by Marie Mullins, BSN, RN, CMSRN; and Emily Schmidt, BSN, RN, CAVRN, SANE
• “Before the Boardroom: Leadership Training for Bedside Nurses” by Tabitha Whetham, MSN, RN; and Karen Lucas Breda, Ph.D., RN
• “Beyond the Sessions: Making Meaningful Connections at the 2025 AMSN Convention” by Denise Lottero, MSN, MSM, RN, NE-BC, CNOR
• “Acuity-Based Assignments: Improving Nurses’ Satisfaction While Reducing Nurse Turnover Rates” by Shara Rhodes, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, MEDSURG-BC, NPDA-BC®; and Hannah Ruehlman, DNP, RN, ONC

Top 10 Med-Surg Moments Episodes of 2025

• Episode 162: How to Say No
• Episode 159: Men vs. Women: Gender Roles and Bias in Nursing
• Episode 160: What to Expect at the 2025 AMSN Convention With AMSN President Kristi Reguin-Hartman
• Episode 155: The New AMSN Safe Staffing Guidelines With Monica van der Zee and Kristi Campoe
• Episode 158: Confronting Violence and Injury in the Nursing Workplace
• Episode 139: How the Intersection of Ambulatory and Inpatient Care Impacts Patient Outcomes With Sandy Page (AMSN Members Earn 0.5 CE Hours)
• Episode 154: Nutrition in Clinical Practice With Special Guest Beth Quatrara (AMSN Members Earn 0.5 CE Hours)
• Episode 163: Are You Preventing OR Enabling Infections?
• Episode 153: Caring for LGBTQIA+ Patients – An AMSN Core Curriculum Conversation (AMSN Members Earn 0.5 CE Hours)
• Episode 161: Dementia Patient Care and AMSN Convention Experience Recap (AMSN Members Earn 0.5 CE Hours)