Please describe to me the roll of an RN in the OR

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I do not know anything of the RN's position in the OR but I am interested in what goes on. I know that there are circulating nurses and some scrub in on surgeries (dont know what they do when scrubbing in).

Can you orient me to the RN's position in the OR? IN DETAILS PLEASE

Here is my background...

I currently work as a tech in a level 1 ER and I'll graduate with my BSN in December. I have always been a trauma junkie. I am intrigued by the CRNFA (RN first assist) position but I know you have to be a CNOR prior. My fear, and this is no disrespect to anyone only b/c I do not know any better, is that its basically a waste of a degree. Do you get to use your education (patho and such) working as an RN in an OR? I like the critical thinking aspect of things.

Im torn between ER, ICU, and OR after graduation and I know the possible career paths working in the ER and ICU but not about the OR.

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another question i thought of

are there opportunities as OR nurses or rn first assistants to do travel nursing?

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Specializes in US Army.

Check out this site, it should answer all your questions: http://www.aorn.org

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I currently work as a tech in a level 1 ER and I'll graduate with my BSN in December. I have always been a trauma junkie. I am intrigued by the CRNFA (RN first assist) position but I know you have to be a CNOR prior.

well why don't you walk to the surgical area and ask. You can talk to surgical nurses face to face. Well they will probably be wearing a mask but I digress. Go speak to them.

I don't think being a surgical RN is a waste of a degree.

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lol.....how in the world did i get away with spelling it roll instead of role?

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lol.....how in the world did i get away with spelling it roll instead of role?

that may be the waste of the degree?

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that may be the waste of the degree?

lol, probably

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Specializes in Operating Room.

There's plenty of critical thinking that goes on as an RN in the OR-your patient can bleed out or crash at a moments notice. Things don't always go according to plan.

CRNFA is a cool job, but in many states and hospitals, they aren't recognized and allowed to practice. This is often the case in teaching facilities where they have residents to assist.

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