Beginning Applying For OR Internships

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Specializes in Periop.

Graduate in May 2011, interested in only OR. I am getting my ADN, but getting my BSN shortly after I graduate. Currently working in medical records at a suburban hospital. I currently have a 3.25 in my nursing courses, and a bachelors in history with a gpa of 3.5. I am willing to go anywhere in the country to get my OR training. Anyone have any suggestions on what hospitals have good internship programs? I am assuming applying for these programs should be done in Jan./Feb.? Thanks for any info you can provide.

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Specializes in OR.

Join AORN as a student member now (AORN - Association of periOperative Registered Nurses), its relatively inexpensive and you get a lot of great resources (monthly journal, tons of great resources at their website, networking via ORNurseLink.org to name a few). Then look for facilities that offer the AORN Periop 101 program and apply to them. Best of luck to you!!!

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Cool, did it. Is there a place on there to see what hospitals offer the program?

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The OR I work in is looking for nurses. We do not have the Periop 101 program though... I didn't go through it so I can't tell you the pros or cons. Do you know what they are?

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Specializes in OR - Trauma/Transplant/Vascular/General.

Look into Vanderbilt's Periooperative Internship. It is amazing, a lot of people move to Nashville for it

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Specializes in OR.

I know Children's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama offers a periop program. Huntsville Hospital also in Alabama offers the periop program to new OR employees as well.

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