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Surgical Nursing

 

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Nurses in this field provide care and support to patients before, during, and after surgery. Different positions include scrub nurses (who pass sterile instruments and supplies to surgeons), circulating nurses (who work outside the sterile field), and RN first assistants (who deliver direct surgical care to patients).

Sharon Z.

Pittsburgh, PA
RN

I am employed as an advanced registered nurse in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I received my BSN degree from Temple ...

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RELEVANT LINKS

Articles:

Sew n' Tell

Is Perioperative Nursing Right for You?

With Periop 101, Hospitals Groom Own Nurses for OR

Robotics in Surgery: Coming to an Operating Theater Near You

Medical/Surgical Nursing Celebration of the Specialty

Organizations:

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

Association of periOperative Nursing

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing

Resources:

MEDSURG Nursing Journal

Medical-Surgical Nurse Certification Exam Content

 

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