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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).

Eliot S.

Greenville, SC
RN; Cardiac Surgery

I was enlisted in the Navy for three years before I decided to go to college. When I researched ROTC scholarships I found that the Navy offered scholarships that were set aside ...

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Articles:

Sew n' Tell

Experience of Becoming an RN First Assistant

Is Perioperative Nursing Right for You?

Adding Generation X to the OR Equation

Smart OR: A Digital Dream Come True

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

 

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