NAURN Jun 29, 2011 They assist the surgeon with surgeries. Its usually a masters degree program in order to be qualified to do this. 0 Likes
queenjulie Specializes in Step-down, cardiac. Has 1 years experience. Jun 29, 2011 I saw this in a job posting. Any body knows what they do?They are surgical nurses who can do things like move retractors and finish up surgeries--they can actually stitch surgical wounds closed after the surgeon is finished with the procedure. 0 Likes
SeeTheMoon Jun 29, 2011 Visit http://WWW.aorn.org. you can search for rnfa on their site, it gives a list of what all it entails.I've never read that it requires a masters. From what I understand, any RN who is CNOR credited and has atleast 2-3 years in periop experience can go for RNFA. 0 Likes
Crux1024 Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, Emergency, SAFE. Jun 29, 2011 Visit WWW.aorn.org. you can search for rnfa on their site, it gives a list of what all it entails.I've never read that it requires a masters. From what I understand, any RN who is CNOR credited and has atleast 2-3 years in periop experience can go for RNFA.Yes to the above. Also the program requires you to First Assist a certain number of cases, fully document and submit the paperwork, so working in the OR is a must during the program. It is not a masters program though. 0 Likes