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| |  Maybe OR is for me?
Hello all!
I have almost lasted 6 months in a med/surg position that I completely dislike. It's not the floor, its the type of nursing (I am NOT a med/surg nurse!!!). I have been trying to transfer for some time now, with the blessing of my floor managers. Currently, OR is one of my options. I should mention, I'm a new nurse. As many other people have posted, its hard to get a feel for OR nursing with just the few days spent there in nursing school. Here are some reasons that I'm hoping will make OR a good fit for me:
1) I do MUCH better when I can focus on 1 patient. I would always rather deal with 1 difficult, complex project vs 5-8 easy ones! Give me a master thesis over bunches of essays any day! I am very detail oriented as my fiance would say!
2) I LOVE anatomy. Surgery has always fascinated me for this reason. The few times I have gotten all geared up for a surgery, I've felt such excitement!!
3) I feel like I'm pretty good at "reading" pts and connecting with them in a short amount of time.
4) I can do difficult personalities. I think going to a military school helped me with this. There was one endo Dr. I met in nursing school that few nurses got along with, but he actually seemed to like me. I think its because I have a pretty all-encompassing sense of humor, and I got all his anatomy questions right!!!
My biggest concern with going this route is that I'm not sure where it will take me in my career. I have always had long-term goals for myself, but now I'm really questioning what I want to do with my nursing degree. I'm considering just starting a masters program, then figuring out a specialty later.
I'm sorry if this post seems to have no point!!! I guess I'm just looking for opinions and advice. I know its up to me to figure out what's right, but its always nice to have some outside input Thanks!!
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