If caring is your calling, the Perioperative Nursing Program at the Baptist School of Health Professions provides Registered Nurses (RN's) with the education and training necessary to discover the exciting spirit of surgical teamwork.
The Perioperative Nursing Program is designed to prepare the Registered nurse to function as an entry level staff nurse in the operating room providing professional care for surgical patients ranging from newborns to the elderly.
The registered nurse specializing in perioperative nursing practice performs a wide variety of roles that may include circulating nurse, scrub nurse, or surgical assistant. While the perioperative nurse works in collaboration with other health professionals, the nurse has the primary responsibility and accountability for nursing care of patients having surgery.
The average salary for RNs in San Antonio, TX is $54,080 (CBSalary.com)
Prerequisites
Registered Nurse - must possess current Texas RN Licensure
Graduate Nurse - eligible to sit for the NCLEX exam
Note: The NCLEX must be successfully passed prior to the end of the course in order to receive a certificate of completion.
Length: 6 Months
SOC: 29-1140 Bureau of labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification
O*Net crosswalk: 29.1111.00 (www.onetonline.org)
Tuition & Fees: $5000.00 (subject to change)
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| Program | Completion % |
| Perioperative Nurse | 67% |
Retention, Graduation, Licensure and Employment rate (July 1 through June 30 annually) 2009-2010.
| Delivery Method | Beginning Enrollment including externs and students on approved leave | Re-entries | New Starts since July 1 | Ending Enrollment including externs and students on approved leave | Grads | Retention Rate |
| Residential | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 67 |
Placement statistics for the period of July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010.
| Delivery Method | Number of Grads | Number Placed in Field | Number Placed in Related Field | Number Not Placed or Placed Out of Field | Unavailable | Placement Rate |
| Residential | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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| Loan Program | Median Cumulative Loan Debt |
| Federal student loan debt | 0 |
| Private loan debt | 0 |
| Institutional finance debt | 0 |