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There are hospitals that do offer perioperative internship programs. Check with HR at the hospital where you did your rotation. You could also speak with a nurse educator at any hospital to find out if they offer an internship program for the OR. You would also be a better candidate if you have some med/surg experience. An internship program for periop is usually 6 months of intense training within the hospital. The program usually consist of both theory and clinical practice.Your role as an intern is no different from the nurses with whom you would be buddied up with, you are there to learn but you are also held accountable as a nurse. The latter part of the internship is where you are shadowed by another nurse when circulating cases and by a scrub tech or nurse whenever scrubbing cases. I would highly recommend talking to other OR nurses and spending a full day or two with a OR nurse before making a decision. I do agree that the OR can be facinating but there is so much more to take into account. Self-awareness is vital when dealing with the surgical team. Hope I helped?? GOOD LUCK:)

I resigned as an perioperative nurse 8 months ago from a community hospital. My resignation was submitted 2 months after I successfully completed an internship program. It was disheartening how the interns were treated by the staff especially other fellow nurses. I struggled with adapting to the hostile environment there and was advised by a CNOR, this behavior(abuse) was common in most OR settings. Seven (including myself )out of the sixteen interns left shortly after the internship. I have applied to several hospitals and outpatient surgery centers without any replies. I would like to return to the OR and wondered if anyone could advise me how to make myself marketable.