Crazyone

I am currently in an OR training program at a large hospital & I am a new grad (6/07). I am in month 4 right now. We are doing the perioperative 101 course from AORN. We have an instructor who in 11 days (8 hours of lectures) ran us through 3 large books. We had 4 sporifice weeks of scrubbing with precepts (different one every day)who did not want us there. Now we spend 4 days as a 2nd circulator with a preceptor (a different one every day & most of which do not want us there) & the 5th day in 8 hrs of specialty lectures & reps. We did spend a day in central processing which is helpful. We had to sign a contract to work 2 yrs after our 6 months of training. If we do not finish, we owe the hospital $5K. I have already written the check out as I have save the money. There are 5 of us, 3 are already talking of leaving. I wish we could have a day of SDS & PACU. I think it is very helpful to see the whole picture. I actually have but feel a refresher would be nice. I am told I am doing very well but now dread going there every day. In Feb we take the periop test & then go into regular orientation of 2 wks with every specialty. I have never worked anywhere that is so hard to get any time off of either. We have tried to talk to our supervisors about our issues but no one is listening & we have found out that they have a hard time retaining the students. I am sorry if It sound like I am complaining but maybe my note would be helpful to you to help retain your students.

FYI: I know of a nurse that is in her 70's & works in the OR with an orthopedic surgeon. She is the one he always has working with him. She loves her job. Yes she has aches & pain but you never hear that from her. It was the young nurses who were complaining about it.

Go for it! I just graduated & passed my RN Nclex & I am 49. My friend did the same & she is 58. Our graduating class got jobs as: One went to a burn center, a few to long-term care, many to med/surg, dialysis, OR. We were all worried about jobs when we graduated as we are in a small rural area but found that there was a lot available to newbies. Many places are really supportive of new grads. Yes, school is expensive but I felt it was worth it. Good luck to you.

I took the Nclex-PN on 7/15. I really thought I had failed. The computer shut off at 85 & I just wanted to vomit. The questions were on diseases and drugs, etc that we had not gone over this past year. So I had to fall back on the ABC's, drug suffixes, etc. I waited to see my name on the OSBN website for 6 days. I called them & the lady said I did not pass. I got online at the Nclex website to verify by credit card & I had passed. Amazing, after I had called OSBN, my name showed up on their website as passed. Stress that I did not need. But I am glad to say I can add those little initials of LPN to my name. On to RN. Yeah! I lurk in the background during the year reading this website (when not studying my brains out). I thank all of you for your postings. You have been a great help.