Perioperative Nursing education

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What degrees do you have to get so you can be a perioperative nurse? I mean, starting from the very beginning, from your bachelors to so on. And how many years did it take you to become an OR nurse?

Can you get your BS in nursing and then apply to be a perioperative nurse or do you have to go to the Master degree to apply, or what?

Also, is getting your associates in Nursing like getting your CNA and LPN both? You can see I'm confused...lol . Sorry, it's just that I am very new at this.

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Specializes in Home Health, Primary Care.

Perioperative nursing is just one of the several area of nursing one could get into. Entry to nursing (RN) is an ADN; you have your choice of either getting an ADN, BSN or diploma. CNA and LPN do not require degrees. Master's Degrees are required for advanced practice nursing, such as nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist or any top gig. Many places accept BSNs for educators on staff, but most (I believe) would prefer one with a Master's Degree. Hope this helps a bit.

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