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CVOR Certification?

OK....stupid question time. I am CNOR certified...have over 6.5 years in the OR (2 in open heart). Yet I am still unclear on the CVOR thing...is there a "certification" that goes with this or is it just experience that makes you a CVOR nurse? Thanks!

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    As far as I know, there is no CVOR certification.

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    I didn't think so...but I see jobs listing CVOR nurses wanted. I was wondering what I was missing. Thanks!

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    CVOR is CardioVascular OR . ;-)

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    Sorry, sent too soon... I think it is mainly knowledge and skills but no certification.

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    Yes, I have 2 years open heart which is CVOR...but I have never heard about any type of exam that would make you a "CVOR" nurse. Thanks!

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    My guess would be those positions are seeking nurses with CVOR experience. Probably because of orientation needs- despite having many years of experience in my current OR, I still got a 12 week orientation to the CVOR team, mostly to the scrub role. Our CVOR is one where nurses routinely scrub, contrasted to main OR, where it's almost exclusively STs who scrub.

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    Does anyone have a good CVOR orientation manual they can pass on? Any good resource recommendations (i.e. textbooks, websites, etc.)?

    Thanks.

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    Does anyone have a good CVOR orientation manual they can pass on? Any good resource recommendations (i.e. textbooks, websites, etc.)?

    Thanks.

    Ask your coworkers for their notes. We have a lot of scrubs who write a lot of notes down for each surgeon and type of case. Keep them on the computer to update them with changes and are very willing to share with newbies. As for circulators, we each have a small pocket notebook with important info- phone numbers, surgeon preferences for things that aren't on the preference cards, things like that.

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    Thanks, we have a shared drive in place here for scrub notes and surgeon preferences. I am developing a comprehensive orientation manual and am looking to review other hospital's manuals for ideas. Any good textbooks you recommend?

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