This program is designed to prepare registered nurses to provide care to patients before and during surgery, and provide tableside assistance to surgeons. This program frequently includes in depth instruction in operating room safety and preparation, anesthesia, aseptic technique, patient preparation, sterilization and disinfecting, surgical instruments and procedures, emergency procedures, hemostasis, surgical drugs and solutions, and patient/family education.
Below are colleges and universities providing majors, degrees, and training programs in Perioperative/Surgical Nursing.
- Clarkson College Omaha, NE
- College of Mount St. Vincent Riverdale, NY
- Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
- Eastern Maine Community College Bangor, ME
- Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR
- Elms College Chicopee, MA
- Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
- Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS
- Kent State University: Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH
- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, PA
- Miami University: Middletown Middletown, OH
- Midland Lutheran College Fremont, NE
- Minnesota State University Mankato Mankato, MN
- Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA
- Purdue University Calumet Hammond, IN
- Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC
- Rivier College Nashua, NH
- Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, NY
- Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
- Seattle Central Community College Seattle, WA
- South Plains College Levelland, TX
- Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR
- Tabor College Hillsboro, KS
- Texas A&M International University Laredo, TX
- University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME
- Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH
- Wilmington University New Castle, DE
- Winona State University Winona, MN