What is a day in the life as a surgeon?
I definitely want to pursue a career in medicine, but I can't really decide. #surgeons #nurses #medicine #surgery #healthcare #hospital-and-health-care
2 answers
Jordan Rivera
CareerVillage.org Team COACHJordan’s Answer, CareerVillage.org Team
Hi Allison!
It's great to hear you want to pursue medicine! I wonder if you were thinking about being a nurse? There are opportunities such as pursuing to be a surgical nurse. Here are some tips from other professionals which I believe will help you in deciding what career, and if nursing would be the right path for you:
http://careervillage.org/questions/1039/what-is-the-day-to-day-experience-for-a-nurse
http://careervillage.org/questions/674/what-steps-do-you-need-to-take-to-become-a-registered-nurse
Best of luck!
Jordan
Richard’s Answer
OR: Perform the surgery with a team including scrub techs, nurses and anesthesiologists.
Rounds: Evaluate patients who are admitted to the hospital before and after surgery.
ER: take calls from ER doctors who are consulting for possible surgical admission.