cvor nurse

cvor nurse has 30 years experience and specializes in CVOR, NEURO, ORTHO, GENERAL, ROBOTICS.

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1. Operating Room/Perioperative nursing training/program

   cvor nurse replied to crichei23's topic in Operating Room

   Go online to AORN.org. They have a great Perioperative 101 course that will give you most of the basic information that you need to start a career in the OR. Some facilities that are desperate for OR nurses will hire out of other units and offer Pe...

2. New job

   cvor nurse replied to Himynameisheynurse's topic in Operating Room

   I have been in the OR for 30 years. Worked through my pregnancy with no problems, and yes, I did wear "maternity lead" during x-ray cases (scrubbed and circulating) without any issues. Your ability to handle the OR during pregnancy depends entirely...

3. CVOR nursing

   cvor nurse replied to sungrl01's topic in Operating Room

   CVOR is different from the main OR in that even routine cases can take a turn for the worst in seconds. It is very fast paced and information is coming at you at the speed of light at times, and you often have seconds to respond. I mean, we intenti...

4. Is the heart team worth it?

   cvor nurse replied to BCooper77's topic in Operating Room

   I have been part of the CVOR team for 8 years. It is a tough group, strong personalities to deal with the high stress environment. I am an RN who has been in the OR for 30 years, both scrubbing and circulating. Currently I mostly scrub CVOR cases....