Did you always like the OR

[Chocolate&Coffee]

I've been in the OR for almost a year now and I'm at the point where I don't know what to do. I thought I liked it but now I'm not sure. I know that I definitely don't like floor nursing but lately I am feeling like I am always stressed out/anxious. I feel like I'm terrible at scrubbing and only okay at circulating. I hate working with some of the surgeons and wonder how they get away with some of the things they do (although there are some wonderful ones too). For those of you that have been in the OR for awhile, did you always like it, or did you also go through a period of not liking it?

I don't know how much of my dislike for the OR is just because I'm still sort of new and feel like I'm not good enough at it, or if it's really not for me... I don't want to give up on it if I am just going through a "bad phase". but I also don't know how long I should give it... Sorry if I'm rambling!

[mactheknife]

OR is very different from any other aspect of nursing. If you have stuck it out for a year you should hang in there. Some days are good and some days are not. Think about your patients. They need you to be there to take care of them because they can't. In OR our patients are probably at their most vulnerable and we need to be there to be their advocates, to protect them when they can't protect themselves. Take time to look at your roll and the service you provide to your patients. Then go back into OR and make it your mission to be the best scrub and circulator in that department.