Nurses Helping Nurses
allnurses Network: Central | Jobs | Books | Newsletter
allnurses: A Nursing Community for Nurses
Home General News Blogs Articles Students Region Specialty Degrees F.A.Q.
Nursing Career Advice /

Any OR nurses out there?



Did You Know?
allnurses is the largest community for nurses on the web. We now have over 388,711 members! Join today to network with other nurses, laugh, share, and much more.

Aug 02, 2008 07:49 PM

Any OR nurses out there?


I am a brand spankin' new, just passed my boards nurse and I was hired into the OR. I have spent the past few days in orientation and then I spend the next 5 weeks in the perioperative program. After that, I work with a preceptorship until I am placed on my own. The word TERRIFIED is a staggering understatement. Are there any surgical nurses out there who have any advice? I have a lot of pressure on me to do well, as I was told by about 10 different people that my department doesn't hire new grads so I must have really impressed them in order to be hired. I'm really freaking out that I'm going to screw up and they will realize they made a mistake in hiring me!! Any words of wisdom?? Thanks!!


Share

Search Tags
None
Top

 
Advertisement
Sponsored Links
 
Reply
1 Comment
No. 1
from cooldocmom
Old Aug 11, 2008, 12:19 PM

Default Re: Any OR nurses out there?
My best advice to you is to calm down, KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT!! you will sail! Its not easy with that pressure, however, the hospital is probably short OR nurses and that's why you are there. OR nurses have a variety of specialties. You may find that you like a particular specialty and feel comfortable. GOOD LUCK!!!!
Top
 
Reply




Thread Tools


Who's Online
214 members
1,780 guests
1,994

2

Four Lehigh Valley Health Network nurses accused of...

46

lawsuit - But don't most RN's work through breaks/lunch...

0

Patient Evaluation of Retail Clinic Care

7

The hard to reach on-call doctor, and its effects on...

10

Woman charged with passing off prescription drug as...

23

Man in "Vegetative State" was conscious for 23...

2

Interesting article on ThedaCare's Collaborative Care Model

14

Possible breakthrough regarding MS

63

16th Philly area hospital to stop delivering babies: Mercy...

14

Really interesting article on Indian open hearts






Currently Reading This Page: 1 (0 members & 1 guests)

Interested in the hottest topics of the week? Subscribe to the Nurse-zine Newsletter.
Enter email address: