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I has been a pleasure to be the Guest Editor for this special issue of the AORN Journal focused on neurosurgery. I have worked in neurosurgery for 30 years in several organizations across the country, and I have observed the evolution of the RN circulator role as the technology has advanced to allow less invasive approaches to cranial and spinal procedures. Working at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, I was introduced to the world of neuroscience and had the opportunity to attend the stereotactic cranial frame courses provided for the physicians. The nursing team was included in the training, enabling us to learn how the stereotactic frames were assembled and the importance of accuracy and double checking the coordinates. I took a course on navigation technologies and realized the need to have both radiology and the OR personnel trained to use this technology intraoperatively to ensure the most accurate use of the technology for the neurosurgical patient.