New OR nurse here

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Hi all,

I am new to this site. I graduated nursing school in May 2010 and just got my very first job as a nurse in a children's hospital OR! I have wanted to work in the OR since beginning school and am very happy to be working where I am. I love it so far and cant wait to see what the future holds in the OR for me! I just wanted to say hello!:)

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Me too! Congrats on the new job and good luck!!

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Thank you and good luck as well!

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Good luck to all you new nurses!!!

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Okay, I'll chime in too. New grad starting in the OR mid Feb!! I am so excited I want to learn everything!

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BOY!! Aren't we just the luckiest people on earth right now? so many new grads are having such a tough time...and here we are walking into the dream job of a lifetime, right out of school. I still pinch myself sometimes, wondering what kind of good karma I used up on this one. I am so happy to be working, exhausted, but happy. :nurse:

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I agree ORRocksRN! I cant believe it either! And CaliLvr000, congratulations on your new job! I know what you mean about wanting to learn everything. I just started 3 weeks ago and I cant seem to get enough.... hahaha! I actually love waking up in the morning and going to work, just to see what new I get to learn each day!!

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I've been reading a surgical procedures book so I have a bit of a head start on what to expect. They told me to not to get ahead of myself, but I have too much down time at the moment!

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Hey sweetie. Congrats on the new job! I have wanted to be an OR nurse since i was 12 (yeah weird i know). Needless to say I have been doing this for 2 1/2 yrs now and I can honestly say I still love coming to work everyday and I seriously enjoy what i do. I get to learn and see new things everyday. Its awesome. Enjoy what the future has in store for u =)

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Out of curiosity, for those of you who have landed a New Grad OR job, what was your background/experience? Did you do your L & M/Summer internship in an OR?

I've gotta say...I'm a little jealous!

Congrats!

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stereotypical-

find out what kinds of procedures your facility does and focus on learning the instruments for those cases, also review meds, sterilization, positioning, fire safety, codes and circulating duties. Knowing what the case is aboutand why they are having it is interesting but not necessarily the most important thing. Your number one duty is to keep the patient safe.

also, join the AORN.

congrats and keep us posted! :nurse:

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i don;t know what a L&M is but i did 2 terms of nursing school in an OR setting which was a special rotation offered by my school. I went to this school because that was an option there. I was focused on OR since the beginning and getting through the M/S and L&D was torturous for me, but it had to be done. If you can get on as an OR tech or CNA, or even a housekeeper in the OR, you'd be in the position to meet the right people...but if all you can get is a few days in the OR during school, beg for more! Ask the dean to make arrangements for you to spend an entire rotation in an OR setting. If thats what you want, then focus all your energy on it and make it happen!! Good luck.

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bds165-

i don;t know what a L&M is but i did 2 terms of nursing school in an OR setting which was a special rotation offered by my school. I went to this school because that was an option there. I was focused on OR since the beginning and getting through the M/S and L&D was torturous for me, but it had to be done. If you can get on as an OR tech or CNA, or even a housekeeper in the OR, you'd be in the position to meet the right people...but if all you can get is a few days in the OR during school, beg for more! Ask the dean to make arrangements for you to spend an entire rotation in an OR setting. If thats what you want, then focus all your energy on it and make it happen!! Good luck.

L&M refers to a Leadership and Management course. I'm in my last semester and this course allows us to work with a nurse manager to see the ins and outs of management within a unit. I think some schools call it a Capstone course.

The reason I asked is because I have the opportunity to work with an OR nurse manager this semester so I'm hoping that will help my chances of getting into the OR. During L&D, I was ALWAYS bugging my instructor to get me in all the C-sections I could (I was able to see 5). With my special rotations in both M/S courses I was able to swing shifts in the OR.

I wish my school had the OR option!

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