perioperative nursing 2024-2025
perioperative nursing 2024-2025
A very important role is played by perioperative nurses. In the sometimes uncertain world of surgery, they provide comfort, order, and stability. Perioperative registered nurses, who are trained in clinical pre- and post-operative surgical care, assess patients’ needs, direct patient care, address sanitation concerns, and assist surgeons during procedures to ensure safe and effective operations.
Perioperative nurses’ duties, education, and salary are all covered in this guide, as are the necessary hard and soft skills to enter this highly rewarding field.
What does a perioperative nurse do?
A perioperative registered nurse’s day-to-day duties include:
- assisting patients with the completion of surgical paperwork, responding to their inquiries, assisting them in comprehending what will take place in the operating room, and calming their anxieties prior to surgery.
- monitoring the health of the patient before and after surgery.
- directing nursing care in the operating room to ensure a comfortable and secure setting.
- sterilizing the operating room and surgical equipment.
- educating patients on the best recovery practices, such as how to clean wounds and the various options and routines for pain management.
Perioperative nurse vs. OR nurse.
- Neurosurgery
- Cardiac surgery
- General surgery
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Transplant surgery
- Trauma
- Oncology
- Urology
- Orthopedics
- Ophthalmology
- ENT
- Pediatrics
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