Surgical Nurse Career Guide and Counseling

Question: Surgical nurse? What school could I go 2 in order to be a surgical nurse i can't find where 2 go thanks.

Answer: Surgical nursing is a specialised form of nursing. You'll need to complete a bachelor's degree of nursing first -- you can try to get clinical placement in the surgical suite/surgical unit while you are in school. After you graduate, you must take additional courses to work in the OR. Hope it helps.

Question: What kind of edcuation is required to become a surgical nurse? I am curious as to how one becomes a surgical nurse. Thank you.

Answer: first step is register nurse, then get your continuous education in surgical field.

Question: What nursing academys offer medical surgical nurse degree or certification? I'm very intrested in going to school to be a surgical nurse(scrub nurse). I can't really seem to find any nursing school or academys that offer that as a degree or certification... HELP!!!!!

Answer: To become a certified medical surgical nurse you must: Hold a current, full, and unrestricted license as a registered nurse (RN) in the United States or its territories (So apply for nursing school) AND Have practiced a minimum of two (2) calendar years as a registered nurse (RN) in an adult medical-surgical setting AND Have accrued a minimum of 3,000 hours within the past three (3) years of practice in an adult medical-surgical setting.

Question: How does a basic RN become a Surgical Nurse? In the US, after attaining an associate degree in Nursing, what must one do in order to become a Surgical Nurse/First Assistant? How long would it take? Thanks.

Answer: You would have to find a nurse first assist training program (which may be at the masters level now, in which case you would need a 4 year bachelors RN and then work as an OR nurse for 1-2 years). They are in direct competition with surgical physician assistants; so jobs are scarce in places. As to just becoming an OR nurse; you would get the RN and then get on the job training. That would entail being a scrub or circulating nurse.

Question: What is the salary of a surgical nurse in San Diego, CA? I am wondering what the average salary is for a surgical nurse and what tests must be taken, how many years, about it?

Answer: You don't really get paid more because of being in a certain department - many hospitals have unions and regardles of your specialty area, you get paid the same, it all depends on how long you've worked there and how much experience you have. Typically, new graduates from a nursing program will make anywhere from $40-$50k per year depending on the facility, the hours, etc. Experienced nurses can make $70k or more per year. To work in just about any nursing position, as long as you are a registered nurse, your hospital will provide your training for your specific job. For an OR job, they usually will hire you into an "externship" program where you are taking classes and are in a lengthy orientation phase for up to a year after being hired before you are fully on your own.

Question: What is the average salary of a surgical nurse? I am talking about a vascular surgery, Orthopaedic surgery, Urolological surgery....ALL KINDS OF OPERATIONS I MEAN. just a surgical nurse in general. THanks a lot!

Answer: Here's a chart showing the median salary for a Surgical Nurse by years of experience: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=… And this chart shows median Surgical Nurse Salaries in different cities: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=… To find more accurate salary data for your specific Surgical Nurse position - taking qualfications, location, employment setting and other factors into consideration - you can take a free salary survey at PayScale.com. http://www.payscale.com/?src=yahooA Hope that helps, Assistant to Dr. Salary

Question: How do I go to college to become a surgical nurse? Can I go right out of high school, and go to college with my major being Nursing-Preoperative/Surgical......or do I have to get my Nursing (RN) first, and then go to Nursing-Preoperative/Surgical major?....Also, can I have a double major: Nursing (RN) and Nursing-Preoperative/Surgical?

Answer: Yes you would graduate HS then enter college that offers a nursing degree. A bit of advice. Student Nursing positions are few and very competitive. So try to make "The" best grades you can possibly make. Because those will be the students chosen first. Get your RN degree. Hire on to a hospital and then go for your Nursing-Preoperative /Surgical training. Most likely the hospital will pay your expenses.

Question: What is a Senior Surgical/Medical veterinary Nurse in specialist referral Veterinary Practice? i am interested in training to become a VN and i saw that when you qualify you can go ahead and do a diploma in advanced surgical nursing and it says you then have the oppourtunity to become a Senior Surgical/Medical Nurse in specialist referral Veterinary Practice but im unsure of what this is, and what you would do that is different from a normal v.n anyone know? thanks

Answer: snr nurse

Question: how many yrs of school required for surgical nurse? Was wondering how many years are required to become a surgical nurse? and what exactly you could do with that career.

Answer: Nursing is very fast growing career. There is always a need for qulified nurse. To become a nurse you have to complete 2 year associates degree program in nursing. Then you can further go for other degrees such as bachelors and masters. You can also do specilization in any specific field such as surgical nurse. Here I am forwarding you the website link that i have found very helpful for you. It will give you complete information about nursing degrees available. You can also earn nursing degrees from top accredited online univesities. The link is

Question: What does a surgical nurse do? When I think of a surgical nurse it makes me think that they hand the surgeon the tools in the OR. Is that correct? Is there something else that they do? What is their main job that they would be donig the most?

Answer: http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4616583_sur… That should help you !