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Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Team nursing is practiced in the Operating Room. The registered nurse is responsible for total patient care. The Operating Room Suite at VCU Medical Center consists of 23 operating rooms meeting the needs of a major university medical center, a Level I Trauma Center and Burn Center. The unit supports 14 surgical specialists including: oncology, gynecology, general pediatrics, plastics, otolaryngology, oral, vascular, transplant, orthopedics, cardiac, neurosurgery, urology and ophthalmology. A minimum of one year of experience in an operating room environment and/or completion of a structural internship in perioperative nursing is required for employment in the operating room.

 
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September 22, 2010
Conference: 4th Annual Pediatric Critical Care

September 29, 2010
Manager Session & Grand Rounds: Bully-Free At Work: Yes! You Can Build A Respectful Workplace

October 6, 2010
Grand Rounds: Ethical And Clinical Decision Making

October 7-8, 2010
Conference: 20th Annual Respiratory Nursing Society

October 13, 2010
Conference: Advanced Respiratory Care

October 21 - 22, 2010
Workshop: Pediatric End-of-Life Nursing Consortium (ELNEC)

October 28 - 29, 2010
Workshop: Critical Care End-of-Life Education Consortium (ELNEC)

November 1, 2010
Conference: Conference: 21st Annual LPN

November 6, 2010
Conference: 2nd Annual Perioperative Nursing

November 8, 2010
Conference: 21st Annual LPN

November 19, 2010
Conference: 11th Annual Heart Matters

December, 2010
Conference: Psychiatric Nursing Conference

 


 


 

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