| Theatre Nurses are nurses whose primary focus is | | | | need to be used. Again, this may sound like an easy |
| on operations and surgeries. But a theatre nurse can | | | | task, but it needs proper discipline and expertise as |
| still have various specializations, such as orthopedics, | | | | well. Most of the time, the packs that need to be |
| ophthalmology, obstetrics, cosmetic, and other fields | | | | opened contain sensitive contents that should remain |
| that require operations. The theatre nurse works | | | | sterile and immaculate. The circulating nurse should |
| closely with the operating team. Because of this, the | | | | make sure that the operating room is not |
| nature of the theatre nurse’s job is very | | | | contaminated in any way. |
| complicated. Theatre nurses play multiple roles | | | | A theatre nurse can also handle anaesthetic duties. |
| before, during, and even after the operation. | | | | Aside from that, the theatre nurse is responsible for |
| Theatre Nurses have two major roles. They can | | | | the well-being of the surgical patient. This is when the |
| either be a scrub nurse or a circulation nurse. Scrub | | | | nurse takes on an out-patient, recovery, or ward |
| nurses should focus on two main things. One is the | | | | role. A patient who has undergone surgery or |
| patient, and the other is the equipment. The scrub | | | | operation may have different needs than that of an |
| nurse is expected to pass equipment to the surgeon | | | | ordinary patient, so theatre nurses would have to |
| as requested. This may seem like an easy task, but | | | | check on the patients who have just undergone |
| scrub nurses also pass as experts just to complete | | | | surgery and ensure that the patient is doing well. It is |
| this task. They should be very knowledgeable about | | | | also their duty to ensure that all further treatments |
| every single piece of equipment, and should never | | | | needed for the full recovery of the patient are |
| mistake one for another. Though they would not be | | | | carried out. They can also be trained to provide |
| using the equipment themselves, theatre nurses | | | | post-operative consultation because they will be the |
| should also know the uses of each piece of | | | | one who will maintain close contact with the patient |
| equipment, which will help them respond calmly and | | | | during recovery. |
| immediately to the surgeon’s request. They | | | | Theatre nurses who have had experience already |
| should also be quick to respond and should always be | | | | can move on to a higher level. A theatre nurse can |
| alert in case the surgeon asks for something. It is | | | | move up and become a Senior Theatre Nurse. They |
| also the scrub nurse’s responsibility to account | | | | can also be asked to train, teach, and supervise new |
| for all the pieces of equipment, especially after the | | | | staff. Theatre nurses are also often offered flexible |
| operation. The role of the scrub nurse in operations is | | | | hours. Although at first, the theatre nurse’s job |
| very big. | | | | may seem simple, it is actually very intricate. This is |
| Aside from the scrub nurse, a theatre nurse can also | | | | why the application for theatre nurses can be quite |
| be called a circulation nurse. The main responsibility of | | | | strict. Indeed, a theatre nurse job is one of the most |
| a circulation nurse is to fetch and open packs that | | | | privileged nursing jobs around. |