Periop Military Nurse Question

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Specializes in Periop.

Currently an OR circulator and interested in going into the reserves. I have only worked in the OR, not Preop or PACU. Would i be expected to float outside of the OR? Thanks

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Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.

For the most part no. Periop nurses are 66E and PACU are 66H, 66S. The only time you would go to PACU, ICU, & ER is if you are in a Forward Surgical Team (FST) and are expected to work in all areas. From what is out there 66E's will not be with FST in the future

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Specializes in Periop.

Thank you

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

Agreed. The AF calls them OR nurses and they pretty much do not leave the operating room. The Air Force uses un-designated 'clinical nurses' (46Ns), basically med-surg nurses, to work the pre-op clinic, APU, and PACU.

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