如果你对护理充满热情, 注重细节的, 灵活的, 并在快节奏中茁壮成长, 充满挑战的医疗环境, 你可以考虑从事外科护士的工作.
外科护士, 也叫围手术期护士, 注册护士(rn)是专门从事外科护理的吗. 他们在医院的外科部门工作, 日间手术的单位, 或者诊所或医生办公室进行侵入性手术. 外科护士 generally work with health practitioners 和 technicians in pre-op 和 post-op areas where they educate the patient 和 family members before 和 after surgery.
如果你喜欢医疗保健, 能在压力下工作, 并为自己提供卓越的病人护理而自豪, follow these steps to help you prepare for a career in perioperative nursing:
1. 了解外科护士的角色
外科护士是做什么的?
外科护士, 也被称为围手术期或手术室护士, 提供多种服务, such as assisting surgeons in the operating room 和 providing care before, 在, 在手术和诊断程序之后. 外科护士可以担任几种不同的角色. 以下是一些角色和工作描述示例:
- 手术助理护士:选择和处理手术所用的器械和用品.
- 循环的护士管理手术室的整体护理工作. Ensure all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies are readily available.
- 注册护士第一助理(RNFA): Assists the surgeon(s) in controlling bleeding, providing wound exposure, suturing.
- 术前护士: Performs the necessary duties to prepare a patient for surgery. 这可能包括收集生命统计数据和健康史, 开始静脉注射, 验证文件, 提供情感支持和指导.
- 术后护理 (also known as post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse): Receives the patient immediately after the surgical procedure. 监测病人从麻醉中醒来时的并发症, 然后协调病人转移或出院.
你可能会得到外科护士的工作
外科护士 typically work in hospitals (in areas including: inpatient 和 ambulatory operating rooms, 复苏的房间, 内科-外科护理单位), 门诊手术中心或日间手术, 门诊中心, 诊所, 或者医生办公室. 除了, 外科护士可能承担其他职责和头衔, 包括手术室主任或经理, 临床教育家, 和研究人员.
Perioperative nurses can also focus on many subspecialties, including:
2. 参加护理学位课程
成为外科护士, you are usually required to be an RN with either an associate or bachelor’s degree. 不管你目前在护理领域处于什么位置, Herzing大学 offers pathways to help you earn the degree you want 和 成为一名注册护士:
- An 护理学副学士 (ASN) degree for entry-level RNs that can be completed in 20-24 months.
- A 护理学学士学位 (BSN)学位，可以在3年或更短的时间内获得, based on transfer credit 和 applicable prior learning experience you may already have. 选择一个校内幸运28计划，或申请软件下载的 在线BSN计划专为那些没有注册护士经验.
- An 在线RN到BSN程序 that can be completed in less than 12 months if you are already working as a licensed RN with an associate’s degree.
- An 速成护理课程 (BSN degree) that can be completed in as few as 20 months if you already have a non-nursing bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited college or university. 您也可能有资格获得软件下载的 直接进入MSN程序, in which you can alternatively earn a master’s degree in as few as 20 months.
- 桥接选项 lpn, 护理人员, 军队医务人员, 呼吸治疗师(RT), 心血管技师(CVT) 哪些幸运28计划可以比传统的ASN/BSN幸运28计划更快完成.
** -课程的可用性因校园而异. 点击每个程序了解更多细节.
At Herzing you’ll be immersed into h和s-on training designed to prepare you for life as a nurse in your clinicals as well as your future career.
4. 得到认证
Many 雇主s require additional education 和 training to become a perioperative nurse who works in the preoperative, 术中, 以及术后区域. This experience can be gained from a post-bachelor’s perioperative certificate program or in on-the-job programs offered by hospitals 和 诊所.
Not all 雇主s may require additional education 和/or certification for surgical nurses, 但它可能有助于提高你的收入潜力. 目前提供的认证包括:
- 内科-外科注册护士
- 注册护士第一助理
- CNOR
Additional certification can be gained through the Association of Perioperative Nurses by passing the Certified Operating Room Certification Examination.
注意:Herzing大学不提供这些认证.
常见问题(FAQ)
你做外科护士能挣多少钱?
美国.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (美国劳工统计局) does not provide salary estimates specific to surgical nurses but does provide data for registered nurses. 根据 美国劳工统计局，注册护士的平均年薪为 $89,010 每年($42.80 每小时).*
平均工资通常不能反映初级职位的情况. Surgical nurse salaries vary depending on your level of education, 多年经验, 雇主, 和位置. 发现 按州划分的注册会计师工资 持有学士学位的护士.
成为外科护士需要多长时间?
成为一名护士可能需要 大约2-5年, 这取决于你的护理教育或职业, 你可以转移的学分数, 不管你是选择全职还是兼职.
怎样才能成为一名优秀的外科护士?
外科或围手术期护士必须注重细节, 自适应, 压力下的冷静, 并且能够轻松处理多个优先事项. 除了, 技术能力强, 在快节奏下进行批判性思考的能力, 具有挑战性的环境, 优秀的沟通能力是重要的要求.
因为手术室内外的动态变化, 外科护士在团队中工作很重要. 同情心和情感耐力也是关键特征, because surgical nurses often interact with anxious or distressed family members.
了解更多关于 是什么造就了一个伟大的护士.
成为外科护士要花多少钱?
The cost to earn your nursing degree varies depending on your school choice 和 program. Herzing offers a variety of pathways to help you earn your nursing degree.
Herzing also offers 灵活的 online MSN programs to help you further advance your nursing career. In many of our undergraduate nursing programs we offer a dual credit option so you can save time 和 money if you choose to enroll in an MSN program in the future.
随时准备对病人的生活产生影响? 今天就开始成为一名外科护士吧.
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*美国劳工统计局(美国劳工统计局).S. 美国劳工部，职业展望手册2022. 劳工统计局的估计不代表入门级工资和/或薪水. 多种因素, 包括之前的经验, 年龄, 你想要工作的地理市场和学位领域, 会影响职业成果和收入吗. Herzing neither represents that its graduates will earn the aver年龄 salaries calculated by 美国劳工统计局 for a particular job nor guarantees that graduation from its program will result in a job, 促销活动, 加薪或其他职业发展.
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