title: Medical-surgical nursing: a specialty or not?
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grindel
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D019359:Knowledge; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013038:Specialization; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States