Theatre nursing

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I couldn't find theatre nursing on here, so I just wondered what theatre nurses do and what courses there are to become one after doing A levels at college.

Thanks for your time!

Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

OG has been very badly behaved recently but he is funny:clown: . Yes I do mean you dont have to be a nurse you can do the ODP course, I worked with a HCA was doing the course in Soton.

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Yes I do mean you dont have to be a nurse you can do the ODP course, I worked with a HCA was doing the course in Soton.

I know! I couldn't resist it.

It's an interesting debate though - the need for nurses in Theatres. Are nurses being ousted by ODPs? Most of our posts are advertised as suitable for ODPs or RNs

Cheers

OG

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So ODP's are allowed to "circulate" in the UK?

In most of the states I've worked in as a CST/ Certified Surgical Technologist we cannot.

From my research it looks like and ODP is much like a CST. We CST's do a two-year degree program and then take a certifying exam.

Anyone with insight?

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ODP's at my hospital circulate and scrub as well . they have to do six months post reg in each area and then choose which to work in. the RN's do this also between scub/circulater and anaesthetics.

the only problem with being an ODP is that is all you are whereas a nurse can move on if they want to.

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