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Many Roles / Many Areas
The perioperative nurse can occupy one of many roles, including pre-op, operating room, and post-op (or PACU).
Had I been asked what these nurses do prior to my employment in the operating room, I’m not sure I could h...
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He arrived the way they always do, flat on his back behind the bars of the bedrails, one leg tied to a ten-pound sandbag that dangled over the end of his bed like a fishing buoy. Not surprisingly, Mr. H's first words were about the frigid temperature...
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Hello all, I've been working as a peri-operative RN for the past 2.5 years with the majority of my time spent in Vascular Surgery and General. Since I've graduated school, this is the only experience I have as a RN. I LOVE my job and the people I wor...
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They say it takes a village to raise a child. At times, it also seems like it takes a village to care for a patient in surgery! For many nurses, exposure to the OR in nursing school is very limited, and when they start their first day in the OR, it c...
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Perioperative nurses are the nurses who are with the patient as they go through all levels of surgery. They are there to greet the anxious patient and their family upon arrival to the preoperative area. They remain with the patient throughout the sur...
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Hi all! I am currently a nursing student, graduating soon. I am considering going into perioperative nursing. In the future, I do have plans to go back to school and get my MSN/DNP. I would love to be a surgical NP or something along those lines. As ...
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Setting the Stage - The Riskiest Cases
As a perioperative nurse who serves in a First Assist role on our high-risk cardiovascular surgery team at a top-tier institution, we often get patients who have been refused surgical intervention at other f...
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I am a recent nursing grad and had good clinicals during school. I only saw a few surgeries, a C-section and an orthopedic one but I have always loved watching documentaries that involved surgeries and the like. I started a new job at a long term car...
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Hi guys! I am a 24 y/o RN currently working on a busy acute medicine floor in Hamilton, ON! I was hired as a new grad and have been working in medicine for a bit over 1.5 years now. I've been a long time lurker of this site and I was hoping if anyone...
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What Do Perioperative Nurses Do?
If you or a loved one have had surgery, perioperative nurses have been by your side at all times before, during, and after the procedure. They are there to greet patients and their families upon arrival at the pr...
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What Do Perioperative Nurses Do?
If you or a loved one have had surgery, perioperative nurses have been by your side at all times before, during, and after the procedure. They are there to greet patients and their families upon arrival at the pr...
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Perioperative RNs are in high demand in hospital surgical departments, day-surgery, clinics, and physicians' offices. They help plan, implement, and evaluate treatment of the surgical patient and may work closely with the patient, family members, and...
