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When will there be another term for males besides "nurse"? It's the only reason I haven't become one... (By the way, I am a SURGICAL TECH & ER TECH (Reaalllyyy macho, huh??) But serious, if any job needed a generic term, this is the one...

:angryfire Hoorah! I'm now a tech. But what kina tech? here's my deal... I did my 13 week rotation at what used to be a MAJOR Trauma center here in L.A. It is now a shadow of its former self. Low census. So low, sometimes people are sent home! Enter the Surgical tech student, ME. I'm eager and ready to learn. GREAT preceptor with a lot of "time in"!!! First thing, I hear the circulator say "he touchee nose!" It was on from there, and I guess I deserved it. Eventually they trusted me, and I'm feeling pretty good. This definitely the job for me! And I'm gonna be good at it. Right? Then, the preceptor decided to put me with this, this, PERSON! She's got 3 months outa surg. tech school with no experience. Her 1st job. She starts riding me without my permission. The school is wondering why I'm all jittery in the O/R. I tell the coordinator, and theschool coordinator jumps on ME. This tech is riding me so bad, that it's annoying the Surgeons. The preceptor says she doesn't approve, but does nothing about it. To this day, I can't remember the PERSON ever saying ONE positive thing to me... I complained to the school again, but they don't want to lose the facility as a externship site. So I graduate, "magna cum jitterus" 1. What should I have done? I didn't want to cause a problem at the site ( If you're pulled, they will drop you from the program) 2. What should the school have done(Can I do anything about it now?) ? 3. What should the charge nurse & preceptor have done?

Hey! I'm a surgical tech, too! I graduated on the 9th of June in L.A. County, and I HAVE medical background (I was a Paramedic for 11 years), and it's SCARY out there. Maybe even scarier for me because I'm 49! I keep hearing that there are teaching hospitals that will take new grads, but I've yet to find them... Meanwhile, I opted for an EMT license in order to (pay attention here) GET IN THE FACILITY!!! After you do that, be a major pest to the O/R personnel. Always ask if you can observe. If you're a transporter, tell 'em over and over that you want in! But I've got ANOTHER problem which I'm going to post now, so watch the board...