What is the difference?

Ferret · Dec 8, 2005

Between Med/Surg nurses and OR and Perioperative nurses. Can you please explain the differences and tell me what you love and hate about working in this department.

Med/surg nurses work on the wards, perioperative nurses work in the operating theatres. The nature of their roles are extremely different, and you'll have to see for yourself during your course to start understanding. Your nursing course will prepare you for med/sug nursing, if you are interested in perioperative nursing try for a theatres elective subject.

As for the good things, try

Tell me something GOOD! . Sadly, this forum tends to bi**h about a lot of the bad things in our field, it is a good place to vent frustration to sympathetic ears. help! Are surgical techs and RNs the same?? and Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR as well as How many RN's scrub? for some good gripes.

Bizarre! Bizarre! Bizarre! is a good look at some of the funnier aspects of our work, as is You might be an OR nurse if.......

For med/surg benefits/disadvantages, ask on their section....

I hope this is helpful to you. There are no such things as stupid n00b questions, although searching the forums may find you the answers before you ask them. There are many similar threads, and sometimes asking your question on an old, similar thread, refershes the thread and allows for better understanding of the context.

Ferret :devil:

[edit; I didn't realised this site had word changers.. I changed an offending word so that it had some hint as to what it was, rather than being totally censored..F :devil: ]

Nutmeg5575 · Dec 8, 2005

Thanks!