Surgery
I had my clinical surgical rotation this last Tuesday. The surgical rotation was the one I was most looking forward to this semester. Surgery is one of the specialties I have considered doing during my nursing career. It amazes me to see the human body open right in front of me. I am tempted to go for my doctorate degree so I can be the surgeon getting to fix the patient up.
Nursing Roles
There are many different nurses doing many different roles for a patient who is going through a surgery. The pre-operative nurse is the first to meet the patient during the day of the surgery. According to Lewis, the pre-operative nurse’s responsibilities are to prepare the OR for the patients surgery; be the patients advocate by maintaining the patient’s safety, privacy, dignity, and confidentiality; provide physical and emotional comfort; and assess the patient before the surgery. During my surgical rotation, the nurse did exactly this.
Next the patient will interact with the circulating nurse. According to Lewis, “the circulating nurse remains in the unsterile field, therefore not gowned and gloved in the sterile attire.” During my rotation, I observed the circulating nurse grabbing the patient from the pre-op nurse to bring to the OR and got the OR prepared. She also documented what was happening during the surgery on the computer, …show more content…
It might sound a little harsh to say it like that but that is essentially what we are doing. I think it would be hard getting bored of surgery. There always seems like something new could happen therefore keeping you on your toes. The worst part of surgery would be not getting to communicate and getting to know the patient as much as other specialties do. With surgery, you talk to your patient briefly before and after the surgery and then send them on their way. I wouldn’t get to make the personal connections like I want to with my
I had my clinical surgical rotation this last Tuesday. The surgical rotation was the one I was most looking forward to this semester. Surgery is one of the specialties I have considered doing during my nursing career. It amazes me to see the human body open right in front of me. I am tempted to go for my doctorate degree so I can be the surgeon getting to fix the patient up.
Nursing Roles
There are many different nurses doing many different roles for a patient who is going through a surgery. The pre-operative nurse is the first to meet the patient during the day of the surgery. According to Lewis, the pre-operative nurse’s responsibilities are to prepare the OR for the patients surgery; be the patients advocate by maintaining the patient’s safety, privacy, dignity, and confidentiality; provide physical and emotional comfort; and assess the patient before the surgery. During my surgical rotation, the nurse did exactly this.
Next the patient will interact with the circulating nurse. According to Lewis, “the circulating nurse remains in the unsterile field, therefore not gowned and gloved in the sterile attire.” During my rotation, I observed the circulating nurse grabbing the patient from the pre-op nurse to bring to the OR and got the OR prepared. She also documented what was happening during the surgery on the computer, …show more content…
It might sound a little harsh to say it like that but that is essentially what we are doing. I think it would be hard getting bored of surgery. There always seems like something new could happen therefore keeping you on your toes. The worst part of surgery would be not getting to communicate and getting to know the patient as much as other specialties do. With surgery, you talk to your patient briefly before and after the surgery and then send them on their way. I wouldn’t get to make the personal connections like I want to with my