Theatre Nurse
Provide nursing care for patients undergoing surgical and non-surgical procedures.
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- What's it like to be a Theatre Nurse?
- How to become a Theatre Nurse
- Latest Theatre Nurse jobs
- Top skills and experience for Theatre Nurses
- Theatre Nurse role reviews
What's it like to be a Theatre Nurse?
Theatre Nurses (also referred to as Perioperative Nurses) are Registered Nurses who are part of a perioperative surgical team. Theatre Nurses usually provide care in four areas: preoperative (pre-assessment), anaesthetics, the surgical phase and the recovery phase. Theatre Nurses often have a specific area of responsibility, such as working in the holding bay, supporting the Anaesthetist, acting as a scrub nurse or overseeing recovery. Some Theatre Nurses may have to work in more than one of these roles during a particular procedure.
Tasks and duties
- Providing nursing care before, during and after patients undergo surgery or a non-surgical procedure.
- Assessing patients and ensuring critical medical history items are communicated to the surgical team.
- Educating patients and their families, ensuring they’re prepared for surgery and post-surgery care.
- Collaborating with other medical professionals such as surgeons.
How to become a Theatre Nurse
To work as a Theatre Nurse, you will need to be a Registered Nurse.
- Complete a Bachelor of Nursing. This typically takes 3 years of full-time study. Alternatively, if you have already completed a degree in a different field, complete a masters degree in nursing.
- Register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and gain at least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Complete a postgraduate qualification such as a Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Theatre Nurse employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Anaesthetics
AHPRA Registration
Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Surgery
Nursing
Day Surgery
Patient Care
Infection Control
Patient Safety
Orthopaedics
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Latest Theatre Nurse reviews
Oct 2018
Theatre Nursing requires a special breed of people with an exceptional amount of patience.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Science (Nursing)
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationTrauma
The good thingsYou never stop learning each and everyday. More job oppurtunity.
The challengesWorking with people that sometimes treat you less of a person.
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Oct 2018
Perioperative nursing is a tough gig.. but once you try it.. there is no going back
Reviewer's QualificationAdvanced Diploma of Nursing
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationTheatre gynaecology
The good thingsLots of variety in work, generally no heavy lifting, close knit team environment, job satisfaction, you need to be organized
The challengesThe hours are long. A 10 hour shift is normal before the overtime. The upside is as a full timer you get a day off a week. It can be stressful at times, it’s a close environment and you get blamed for...
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