Certifications to make new grad more appealing?

[mmeezyy]

Hi everyone,

I'm a new grad who has recently started working at a same day surgery center. Right now they have me floating between pre-op, OR, and PACU. I ultimately want to be in the OR, and hoping that I'll get an opportunity at a residency. Before one of the procedures today, the CRNA took me aside to tell me to get an IV sedation certification so that I'm able to pass propofol/other meds during procedures, which will help me in the future.

Which led to me to wondering, are there any other certifications that I can get while getting my experience that will make me more appealing or applicable for OR positions?

Thank you!

[brownbook]

You could join AORN, it's expensive but it has a lot of information for OR nurses and looks good on a resume.

[springchick1, ADN, RN]

None of the nurses in my OR do IV sedation. The CRNA's do all that.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

We would have to be sedation certified by my facility to give it. Pretty much only the endo nurses use it- the only staff allowed to push propofol are anesthesia providers, and pretty much every patient in our OR is either MAC or general. I would first verify what the CRNA told you before spending any money for a course.

[arack05]

Periop 101 it's a course and program offered by AORN

Tiny bit pricey but it should absolutely get you a leg up on someone with a similar resume without it.

Might be worth mentioning to a nurse manager or educator that you were interested in taking it. Just to see if it helps get you on their radar.

Id imagine that's the best thing you could do

[anchorRN, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN]

Maybe its state or facility dependent, but in my 12 years as an ICU RN (procedural sedation certified) I've never pushed propofol. I've been asked to before but refused and politely told the provider that was outside of my facility's SOP. You may want to check with your state board of nursing to see if that is allowed by an RN. Your CRNA may be misinformed or trying to get you to do some of his/her workload.