Preoperative nursing is a broad term for a registered nurse that works inside of an operating room in a facility that performs surgical procedures.
Subfields of preoperative nursing:
Scrub nurse: Just like demonstrated in the picture below, the scrub nurse passes instruments to the surgeon
Circulating nurse: Looks out for the patient while he/she is under anesthetics. They manage who sees the patient, monitor who goes in and out of the patients room, and make sure everyone in the operating room is following proper procedure.
(Circulating nurse is on the left and the scrub nurse is on the right)
Nurse anesthetist (see other blog post for more details): Nurses that are qualified to administer anesthesia to the patient.
Salary: Depending on the subfield and experience, on average preoperative nurses make between $40,000 to $84,000 (Mayo Clinic)
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"Mayo School of Health Sciences." Perioperative Nursing. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2015.
"What Does A Circulating Nurse Do?" What Does A Circulating Nurse Do?Nursing Explorer, n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2015.
I thought your article was interesting, I didn't know the titles of different nurses and what each nurse does during surgery. It was very easy to read and understand. My only complaint is that it is a little short, I would next time recommend that you go into how a student could become each nurse. Like what is required in order to get a job as said nurse. Overall good post.
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We have a previous post that goes into detail on how to become a nurse, and another one about what nursing school is like. Thanks for the input! :)
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