yogacat

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Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

yogacat replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

I work in a small, physician-owned, for profit hospital. I have seen abuse and have experienced it. You really have to pick your battles depending on surgeon. There are times to report it and times to deal with it yourself. One of our "big time" ow...
Comparing Wages in the OR setting

yogacat replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

Wow! I didn't wish to offend. Lo pay and hi expectations: reason number 312 why healthcare is going down the tubes. Sorry!
RANT RANT !!Burn out? What would you do?

yogacat replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

I"ll be 40 at the end of this year. By then, it'll be almost 7 years in the OR. Ten in nursing. When I started nursing school, they told us that ten years is the average time before nursing burn out sets in. Very true! I'm looking for other oppo...
Comparing Wages in the OR setting

yogacat replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

Are you people kidding me? Anything less than $25/hr is a complete and utter insult! The OR is hard HARD work. I'm in AZ and I get $30/hr. At this juncture in my career, that amount of money is getting to be not enough. Granted, you usually don'...