medman

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1. Would OR nursing be a good fit for me?

   medman replied to GraceM's topic in Operating Room

   In response to VictoriaG, I just love all the comments about your response. All the "nurturing, giving encouragement, and don't discourage" comments are very interesting. I believe GraceM wanted honest opinions based on the information that she pro...

2. Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

   medman replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

   Hospitals and doctors do not pay attention to us little people until it hits them in the pocket. Just such a situation happened in the town i am working in. Neuro surgeon called his scrub tech an unflattering name and threatened to have her fired. ...

3. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

   medman replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

   Western Kentucky 2yr OR nurse 16.17hr (prior job 18yrs as Surg.Tech) call 1 weekend every 5 weeks 48hr call, 2.25 on call pay, time and half if called back, 2 days call during week every other week. Looking forward to traveling soon! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ...

4. What's up with RNs who refuse to scrub?

   medman replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

   stevierae RN's are not taught to scrub these days and most facilities do not have the staffing to teach them. I have been a surgical tech for 18 years and an OR nurse for 2. I do agree that your better OR nurses are the ones with scrubbing abilitie...