1) Smart mouth PA's who talk too much during the case; "please keep the chit chat to a min while the surgeon is working". 2) Lazy ST's; "Im not running for you anymore-either open the must have supplies on the back table and keep the might needs here...
I spewed a lot of sharp negativity with the original and follow up posts. The truth is I am burned out of OR nursing. I am not condemning nursing at all. It is a great profession with more opportunities than most other fields. I think if you are luck...
Still looking. I have a BSN; big whoop. If you don have one you won't get hired by a big hospital where the decent money is. Everything is about accreditation these days from JCAHO or the ambulatory agency. You get a higher score with BSN's. So hospi...
Net glow you hit the ail on the head. I guess my post was a little rough. What a f'd up environment though. If the public knew what went on in a OR thy would be mortified. I should write a book. I'm 40 so a complete career change is in the works. I a...
After 15 years I have decided to quit the profession of nursing. I have been a OR nurse for a big hospital and a smaller clinic. I thought about going back to school but the idea of continuing in nursing frankly makes me ill. I have made some friends...
Hello Everyone, I am an Operating Room RN with a little over 15 years of experience. I left the OR full time to pursue another career but have managed to work per diem for the last 5 years. My "other career" has fallen apart so I have decided it...