Expertise
Nursing and surgeryEducation
University of DelawareHighlights
Certified surgical nurse
Freelance writer and editor
Robotic surgery service line coordinator
I have always loved writing and helping others understand complicated health topics in a simplified way. Writing articles from a nurse perspective has allowed me to continue sharing knowledge and research with other people on a much broader scale.
— Blyss Splane, BSN, RN, CNOR
Experience
Blyss Splane, BSN, RN, is a certified operating room nurse (CNOR) with nearly 10 years of experience working in surgery. She started her nursing career in the operating room in 2013 and can scrub into surgery or circulate during surgery. She has been an operating room charge nurse and surgical specialty coordinator.
Currently, she is a robotic surgery coordinator, ensuring that the robotic surgeons have all the supplies and equipment for their case in addition to managing surgery staffing and scheduling.
Blyss is also a member of the Association of periOperative Nurses (AORN). She previously held a position on the board of directors for a Delaware Chapter.
Blyss founded her freelance writing business, Nurse Splane Writes LLC, during the first couple months of the pandemic in 2020. She has been writing and editing healthcare pieces ever since. Her articles have been published on major healthcare blogs, and she has also edited books about case management.
Education
Blyss graduated from the University of Delaware, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. She has an active unencumbered nursing license to practice. She became a certified perioperative nurse (CNOR) in 2016, demonstrating her expertise as a surgical nurse.
