Hello. I am sorry if I am not posting this question in the right area (I'm new here). I will be signing up for nursing school in November with hopes of obtaining my RN (Associates degree). Eventually I do plan to move on to BSN in nursing but I have a daughter so I decided to start out slow. I am very much interested in becoming a Peri-operative/Operating Room nurse. I've done a bit of research online and found out in order to get your certification to work in the OR that you must have your RN license and have two years of experience under your belt. You also must have 2400 hours of experience in the OR. My question is - how do you get the 2400 hours of experience in the OR if most jobs require you have your certification to work in the OR? Any help would be highly appreciated!