Is it me?

Well, it is not you. OR is a tough place for new nurses who do not have experience in the operating room. Many tough personalities in the operating room. I don't know why the operating room attracts these people. Perhaps others can put their 2 cents in.

If you educator does not have your interest in place, you need to work on your next plan. Unfortunately, it's tough to get a nursing job for new nurses now. Get at least a year under your belt and then leave this place. Learn what you can especially the latest technology (i.e. robot) and then say good-bye.

My hospital has 25 ORs and they are short of people sometimes. I remember getting assigned to a room or left in a room for various reasons after less than 2 months on the job. So your situation is not unusual. For a new nurse, it's probably better for you to start at a smaller facility where cases are less complex and the schedule does not change frequently. At larger facilites, the schedule changes all the time due to emergency surgeries and the norm is to expect the unexpected. You are in one room and next thing you are doing something else. On the other hand, you can learn a lot from larger hospitals and you will be more marketable in the future.

A good orientation should be at least 6 mos. I always told newbies that they would not start to feel comfortable until they had at least a year experience under their belt. I agree with another post - RUN AWAY!

The way we train people is to give them the same preceptor as often as possible throughout their training. We've seen that this helps in training because 1) the preceptors have years of experience, years of problem solving, etc. 2) it helps form a 'bond' with the trainee so that they feel comfortable asking questions, voicing concerns.