Perioperative Registered Nurse
Army experience providing nursing care throughout the operative process and safe supplies and equipment directly supports civilian perioperative nursing.
How to prepare: Contact the nursing board where you intend to practice to confirm whether your current license and education meet its requirements. Registered nurses must hold a license for the state in which they work, with licensure requiring an approved nursing program and a qualifying exam.
What the civilian work involves
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH software