Edgewood, KY - The Urology unit at St. Elizabeth Edgewood, has received the prestigious AMSN PRISM Award, an honor recognizing exceptional nursing practice, leadership, and outcomes in hospital medical-surgical units throughout the country.



The award, which stands for “Premier Recognition In the Specialty of Med-Surg,” is the first of its kind honoring med-surg nursing units in the United States. It is co-sponsored by the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) and the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB). 

The award is given to outstanding acute care/med-surg units or adult/pediatric units classified as med-surg.

Officials representing AMSN and MSNCB presented the 2B2 Urology Unit with the AMSN PRISM Award plaque during a ceremony on April 7 at St. Elizabeth Edgewood. The achievement of this award by will also be announced at the AMSN Annual Convention; on the AMSN and MSNCB websites and social media sites; and in AMSN and MSNCB publications.

“A patient recently said it is rare to find a team that works so cohesively and exhibits a higher than normal level of customer service,” said Donna Parson, Nurse Manager. “The entire 2B2 team has built a very strong culture and should be commended for its superior teamwork.” 

Hoping to inspire nurses to strive for the highest levels of patient safety and quality, AMSN and MSNCB launched the award in October 2012. The award also reflects the compassion, commitment, and connection that characterize med-surg nurses. Specifically, the award celebrates units that exhibit:

• Effective leadership
• Recruitment and retention of competent staff members
• Evidence-based practice
• Positive patient outcomes
• A healthy work environment
• Lifelong learning of unit staff members

There are more than 600,000 medical-surgical nurses practicing in the United States today, making them the single largest group of specialty nurses working in hospital settings, according to AMSN. Med-surg nurses oversee a broad spectrum of patient care responsibilities, another reason the acronym “PRISM” was chosen for the award.

For more information about AMSN and the AMSN PRISM Award, visit amsn.orgor contact the association at amsn-info@amsn.org or 866-877-AMSN. For more information about St. Elizabeth, visit www.stelizabeth.com.