Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.38 - Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing

51.3812 - Perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares registered nurses to provide care to patients before and during surgery, and provide tableside assistance to surgeons. These programs include courses in operating room safety and preparation, aseptic technique, anesthesia, patient preparation, surgical instruments and procedures, sterilization and disinfecting, surgical drugs and solutions, hemostasis, emergency procedures, and patient/family education.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • operating room nurse
  • operating room nursing
  • OR nurse
  • perioperative nurse
  • perioperative nursing
  • registered nurse first assistant
  • registered nurse first assistant (RNFA)
  • RN first assistant
  • surgical nurse
  • surgical nursing

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • dental nurse(51.0601)
  • registered nurse(51.3801)