Hello fellow Or Nurses,
It has been a long time since I've posted on Allnurses.com... But I still read the discussions weekly... I've Got a few questions to those nurses that have been around the block a few times... And would love to gain some information...
My hx.... Med/surg nurse 2 yrs... OR nurse going on 8 months... My primary position is Circulating, but I've been crossed trained in PACU due to Med/surg Post op care and My exp in icu from Floating on pick up days... (pick up days = Overtime days) I'm cert PALS and ACLS... Hospital: Small Rural hospital 103 bed Facility... And on a normal Day we have about 19 surgeries... Mostly General and Ortho (hips and knees)...
Questions I've been pondering on are as follows: If I decide to travel as an OR circulator, is it wise for me to get my CNOR? Should I seek out a bigger Facility in the next few months to gain knowledge towards my CNOR and Travel Nursing for example go to a bigger university hospital or Trauma Type hospital? If I decide to Go to a large hospital should I specialize in a certain type of surgeries i.e. Open Heart/ortho/general... I like longer bigger cases, basically open belly cases, What type of specialty should i look at? Or should I stay at My small hospital Until I get MY CNOR? Will it hinder my opportunities if I don't have scrub exp?
Thanks, Hope to see some Responses from you all...
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