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I am currently still in school and will begin my clinicals soon. I really feel that I want to go into this field once I graduate. Can anybody tell me if I need to have additional schooling, how much RN experience, and is this position difficult to get into? Any advice you have would be so helpful. Thanks!

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Specializes in Operating Room.

There is no additional schooling involved. Back in the day, many places wanted you to have a year on the floors before coming to the OR. This is not the case anymore in many areas. They'll take new grads-the orientation is about a year though.

Best thing to do is while you are still in school, see if you can get a student nurse internship in the OR. This will expose you to the area and they may even teach you to scrub. You will be a familiar face and you will gain experience. I was a surgical tech before, so I had my OR nurse job lined up already before I even graduated.

Good luck!:)

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Ok awesome....well here is the thing. Since I haven't started my clinicals yet will the hospital still give me an internship? I would definetly love to start getting experience now, but I am worried they won't allow it without clinical experience.

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Ok awesome....well here is the thing. Since I haven't started my clinicals yet will the hospital still give me an internship? I would definetly love to start getting experience now, but I am worried they won't allow it without clinical experience.

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No, I think you have to be in clinicals...I've also seen people get a job as an orderly in the OR, or instrument tech(reprocessing) while in school though. Just another option.

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