CDN

Hi all!! I'm totally new at this...so hopefully I'm able to return to this thread..lol. I am a Canadian RN in the OR, which I have been for under a year however I have been in the OR for 8 years as an RPN (LPN/US). From my understanding by reading these responses, techs would be the equivalent. During my years as an RPN in the OR my job mainly consisted of scrubbing. However now as an RN (but I am now in a Level-1 trauma center) in the OR I can honestly say my job role has really not changed I am expected to scrub and circulate (as we all are). How could you possibly have the knowledge of the surgical procedure and the anticapted needs as a circulating nurse if you've rarely scrubbed? As an RPN I had precepted many RNs to the scrub role, as I also do now as an RN....Do the US OR Programs not have a pre-requesite of hours needed to scrub in order to obtain the Certificate? Overall I'm wowed...what is OR nursing without scrubbing? I would love to learn more about OR nursing in the US in comparison to Canada. I had just successfully passed the NCLEX...but am totally perplexed on where to go. I have tons of questions....but i think I'll start a new thread. Cheers CDN

I just wrote the NCLEX last Tuesday...and I passed! (just got my unofficial results on the net yesterday), I had 82 questions. They seemed to get progressively harder as I answered. But over all it wasn't all that difficult. Just be sure you know exactly wants being asked. Best of Luck...you'll do fine!