Going back to the OR

[SandraCVRN]

so 7months after returning to floor nursing i am going back to the or.

i give floor nurses a lot of credit. i can do the job well but the badoutweighs the good on the floor. (for me anyway) reasons for leaving...all thoselisted in the "i'm tired of it" thread. but my main reason is irefuse to be cussed at all day for things out of my control (when is my f'indoctor going to be here/dc me, etc.).

i have found many things the same even though the actual job is very different.one charge that help, another that looks right through you. nurses that arevery dedicated and those that just get by.

as crazy as it can get in the or, the job is easier (sorry or nurses), so whykill myself trying to be in 4 rooms at the same time. i'm going to miss themaybe one pt a day (week) that i really feel appreciates all i do for them.

maybe i'll do a shift a month on the floor to remind me why i left when the orstarts driving me crazy again. lol

[martymoose, BSN, RN]

totally valid points . you are lucky to be able to go back. perfect example of how floor nursing sucks. lol- no need to torture yourself working prn on floor -you dont need to be reminded how much it sucks ever again. I'm jealous. :-)

[dreamingofbeing]

I thought I wanted to go back to the floor at one point. I went to the interview where I proceeded to hyperventilate and break out in hives while being interviewed. Needless to say they never called me back. I tried psych nursing but even though I loved the kids and the job I couldn't take it. I am back in radiology where I will stay. Floor nurse have all my respect. I love dealing with patients for a couple hours and then sending them on their way whether it be home or back to the floor.

[Good Morning, Gil]

I hope you enjoy the OR again! I'm not sure I count in the equation. I do work bedside, but in the ICU, so I have only 2 patients, 2 patients that I do total care for all shift, though, no CNA's. And, have emergent situations, etc, all while making sure the other patient is well cared for in the process. I get kicked, cursed at, just as any other nurse (well have never been kicked since I prevent that from escalating). The point remains: not every patient is sedated, vented in the ICU. Even though it's not always in the nurse's best interest, I do what's in the patient's best interest. They may be a difficult patient once their off that vent, but even so, if they're ready to wean, they're ready to wean, so I tell the physician. And, then I know what my next night will look like lol. Or, if my patient has a status change, and they're supposed to transfer to the medical floor, I don't transfer them anyway just because it will make my night easier. I call the physician, get a hold put on the transfer, and the patient gets the care that I would want my family member to get.

Bedside is hard sometimes, but we're all doing work that needs to be done, and making a difference. And, you get to be involved in life saving surgeries or surgeries that will improve patients' quality of life.