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'''Perioperative nursing''' is a [[nursing]] specialty that works with patients who are having operative or other invasive procedures. Perioperative nurses work closely with [[surgeons]], [[nurse anesthetists]], [[Surgical technologist|surgical technologists]], and [[nurse practitioners]]. They perform preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care primarily in [[operating theatre]]s, stress test evaluations, cardiac monitoring, vascular monitoring, and health assessments. Perioperative nurses typically have Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
'''Perioperative nursing''' is a [[nursing]] specialty that works with patients who are having operative or other invasive procedures. Perioperative nurses work closely with [[surgeons]], [[nurse anesthetists]], [[Surgical technologist|surgical technologists]], and [[nurse practitioners]]. They perform preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care primarily in [[operating theatre]]s, stress test evaluations, cardiac monitoring, vascular monitoring, and health assessments. Perioperative nurses typically have Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.

Perioperative nurses fills several roles as [[Circulator Nurse]], [[Scrub Nurse]], [[OR Director]], [[Registered Nurse First Assistant]] (RNFA) and [[Patient Educator]]. <ref>[http://www.aorn.org/CareerCenter/CareerDevelopment/RoleOfThePerioperativeNurse/ Roles of the Perioperative Nurse]</ref>

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Revision as of 17:16, 16 July 2011

Perioperative nursing is a nursing specialty that works with patients who are having operative or other invasive procedures. Perioperative nurses work closely with surgeons, nurse anesthetists, surgical technologists, and nurse practitioners. They perform preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care primarily in operating theatres, stress test evaluations, cardiac monitoring, vascular monitoring, and health assessments. Perioperative nurses typically have Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.

Perioperative nurses fills several roles as Circulator Nurse, Scrub Nurse, OR Director, Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) and Patient Educator. [1]

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See also

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

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