PeriOperative nurses

These nurses are the ones you normally see in a typical TV show or a movie in a hospital. PeriOperative Nurses are registered nurses who assist surgeons during surgery. PeriOperative Nurses can work as either a Scrub Nurse, who passes instruments to the surgeon or as a Circulating Nurse who take care of the overall nursing care during surgery. PeriOperative Nurses can choose to specialize in certain fields of medicine such as Cardiac Care or Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  PeriOperative Nurses are also responsible for providing preoperative and postoperative care to the patient.

The main duties of a PeriOperative Nurse include:

• Assisting the surgeon during surgery.
• Providing care to the patient during surgery.
• Monitoring the patients vital signs.
• Controlling bleeding during surgery.
• Along with taking care of the patient intra operatively, they also provide pre and post operative care.
• Maintaining a sterile environment in the operating room.

Qualifications: PeriOperative Nurses need to first qualify as a Registered Nurse (RN) by successfully completing a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) course or relevant Associate Degree or Diploma. 

Salary: $64-69,900