Five Year Career Plan for Scrub Nurse: A Literature Review

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A common perception of development of career is it starts with a college degree.
However, in practical situations, career development is an ongoing process which requires
practical experience of the work (Yilmaz et al., 2016). It is true, that a degree is the first step
of a career, but the development needs additional requirements beyond college degree. Career
management refers to the planning of career development which helps to understand and
measure each and every aspect of the career (Yilmaz et al., 2016. In this essay, a five year
career plan for scrub nurse is discussed. The discussion is supported by several published
literature retrieved from Google scholar and PubMed.
During the upcoming five years I wish to engage myself thoroughly in this profession
to gain experience and skills which can support me further to become a scrub nurse. To
achieve the goal the first step is to complete Bachelor of nursing to become a Registered
nurse. As I am at my second year of my academic studies with in two years I need to
complete my Bachelors in Nursing. At this time, my focus is on developing a detail oriented
understanding about the theoretical aspects of this fields (Reed & Shearer, 2017). After
completion I will join as a registered nurse. During these years, I need to develop several
skills to achieve my goal. Scrub nurses requires numerous skills to provide proper care to the
patients. Several studies reported that communicational skills one of the most important part
of becoming an operation room nurse (Riley, 2015). In operation rooms patients feel anxious
and adequate communication with the nurses can help the patient to feel comfortable (Riley,
2015). I believe I am good at my communications. However, I need to develop metalinguistic
skills to support my communicational skills. The need of an operational nurse in a hospital
can occur in any time. As a scrub nurse it is important to be dedicated to the job. As a nursing
student, I understood the importance and impact of nursing in treatment which motivates me
to carry forward my career as a nurse.

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Apart from these there are several skills required to become a scrub nurse. After the
completion of my bachelor’s degree, I will get a chance to work as a registered nurse which
will help me to develop several skills which are related with the practical situation. It is
important to have an experience of two years as a registered nurse to become an Operating
room nurse. During that time, I want to gain more practical based clinical nursing knowledge
which will influence me to achieve my goal. Apart from that, there are several practical
related skills which can be developed by working in a practical situation. Firstly, I need to
develop stress management skills (Blomberg et al., 2016). It is an essential necessity of a
scrub nurse to manage stress related to the operational room. Several studies reported that,
implementation of mindfulness mediation in nursing helps to develop stress management
skills (Ratanasiripong et al., 2015). Apart from that, adequate knowledge of the situation also
involves in reducing working related stress. Organizational skills are also important in case of
scrub nurses. It is not possible to develop understanding of the organizational skills required
in a practical scenario. Therefore, involving in situations as a registered nurse will help me to
develop organizational skills (Moore & Cunningham, 2016). Apart from that, detail oriented
observations are highly required for a scrub nurse. As a registered nurse, it is possible to
understand each and every detail of a patient and interpret the information. Finally, critical
thinking is an important aspect of nursing and it is also important in case of scrub nurses.
Critical thinking can be developed during the practice years as a registered nurses (Zuriguel
et al., 2015). Therefore, during my three years as a registered nurse I will focus on developing
the mentioned skills to achieve my goal.
It is important to achieve these skills as a registered nurse. I will join communication
skill development classes so that I can able to communicate in more than one language.
Several studies reported that, communication in more than one language ensures therapeutic
relationship with a patient (Ji, Taibi & Crezee, 2019). Occupational stress is an important