Just venting

[IsseyM]

I'm trying really hard to learn as much as i can. I'm also trying to get to know everyone that i will be working with by introducing myself, being friendly and smiling when i pass a co-worker. Its really frustrating when you smile at a co-worker or say hello and they ignore you or look at you weird. Yesturday i tried to introduce myself to a surgeon, he didn't even look at me or want to acknowledge me. I've done this a few times and its like i don't even exist!!! What the heck? What do i have to do to get acknowledged? It really gets to me because i figure the surgeons want to know everyone who is going to be in their room right? Wrong. There have been a few surgeons who just look at my name tag. So far i've only had 2 surgeons who were nice enough to introduce themselves and teach me a trick or two. There have also been nurses that i shadowed for the whole day and they act like they don't know or remember me when they see me later on . Who knows maybe some don't remember because they do so much training at my hospital. I'm not much of a social butterfly but i am the type of person that atleast acknowledges people. I believe in greeting in the beginning and saying your goodbyes when your work day is over. What is so hard about that? Ok thought i'd let out my feelings for today. Feel free to post your opinions or experiences. I would love to hear your stories or input. Thanks for listening

[debbieuk]

hi everyone

i was reading these messages and they made me feel alot better. i fell in love with the OR as a student and went back as an RN and i have to say that even in the UK the staff in the OR are THE SAME!!!

there are people that don't speak to me now and i have worked there for nearly a year. i have to say it is nurses rather than surgeons although we have some that can speak to you one day and not the other.

i also thought it was me and maybe they didn't like me and then i thought it was the whole junior staff nurse higherarchy thing but now i think sod it. if you don't want to talk you don't have to. i just make sure that i am friendly and i ALWAYS talk to our new staff.

debbie