IsseyM

IsseyM

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  1. Some questions for the women

    IsseyM replied to Satori77's topic in Operating Room

    I used to wear makeup in the OR but haven't in a long time. I'm not a morning person so it is kind of hard for me to get up. I get to sleep in an extra 15 minutes if i don't do my makeup. When i do...

  2. Not Happy With My OR

    IsseyM posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone. I went straight into the OR right after i graduated nursing school. I took the AORN periop class and signed a contract. I am not happy working in this OR for many reasons. I dread getting...

  3. Not Happy With My OR

    IsseyM replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you everyone for your great advice and support! Everytime i feel bad i'm going to come here and read all of your posts, it helps me feel better. Feels like all of you are my cheerleaders and...

  4. Not Happy With My OR

    IsseyM replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    This is the most challenging job ever and i've had alot. I've never been so nervous and so scared almost everyday for so long. To be so stressed for over a year is just insane. I can't wait until i...

  5. Not Happy With My OR

    IsseyM replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    You're absolutely right, it really does. Right now my confidence is way way low. Time to get back into it. Its been a couple of years but i have to do

  6. Not Happy With My OR

    IsseyM replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Awesome another great idea! So far i have 40 hours of vacation days to use!!! I will definately do that because working there 5 days a weeks is exhausting! I do not have a cat but i do have a dog. She...

  7. Not Happy With My OR

    IsseyM replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    You're right 10 months is really nothing. It'll fly by. I still can't believe its been over a year since i've graduated nursing school. You mentioned don't drink, seems like i drink now more than...

  8. Not Happy With My OR

    IsseyM replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Unfortunately, i can't transfer to another OR. I have to stay with this hospital. I could transfer to another area of nursing at the hospital but then again i would have to go through training and...

  9. Bossy scrub person

    IsseyM replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Same here. I still consider myself a newbie and try to look at it as if they're just helping

  10. Do you know of anyone who caught a incurable disease in the O.R.?

    IsseyM replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Know of a surgeon who got Hep C also, one of the scrub techs poked him with a needle while working in the sterile

  11. Just To Say "hello"

    IsseyM replied to nurselatino's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats to both of you and look forward to your posts. Best of

  12. Ever Been Fired or Kicked Out of Surgeon's Room

    IsseyM replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    This surgeon liked me from what i heard and requested me in his room all week and just because i forgot one simple thing- his little personal preference, he went behind my back and dismissed me from...

  13. Do You Circulate All Specialties At Your Facility?

    IsseyM posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone, I was curious and wanted to know if your OR requires you to circulate all specialties. At my hospital we have General, Vascular, Hearts, Ortho, Neuro and Cysto. Many nurses and scrub...

  14. my aching back!!!

    IsseyM replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room

    Like the others said, get a massage regularly this really helps alot! Soak in a hot bath tub with epsom salt or dead sea salt. Use a warm heating gel pad, one you can microwave to a desired...

  15. New job!

    IsseyM replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

    Muchas congrats! Sounds

  16. Turnovers

    IsseyM replied to sem179's topic in Operating Room

    18 OR. We do the same

  17. "Circulating is so easy"

    IsseyM replied to ORSmurf's topic in Operating Room

    I agree, circulating is not easy & you do have a lot of responsibilities. Yes, i've worked with surg-techs who think they're above nurses. I've seen surg-techs try to tell nurses and even doctors...

  18. Help, my first day in the OR

    IsseyM replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room

    I can relate to what you're feeling right now. I was a new grad who went straight to the OR. There were many days my classmates and I complained to each other about how hard it was, if we could really...

  19. What would you do?

    IsseyM posted a topic in Operating Room

    I've been frustrated with my job lately. I've talked to the OR manager, OR charge nurse and OR educator about what cases i would like to do more of and what i really feel comfortable with. So i...

  20. What would you do?

    IsseyM replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Suzanne and Decartes. I'm only circulating and ohhhh no the nurses don't swap cases on their own. No way. That doesn't fly here either. I meant the charge nurse will put 2 nurses and 2 techs in one...

  21. Circulating

    IsseyM replied to Great Potential's topic in Operating Room

    You're very welcome! I forgot to mention, i think its a good idea to carry a pocket sized notebook and write down every case that you do. I like to start with the doctor's name, the procedure, the...

  22. Circulating

    IsseyM replied to Great Potential's topic in Operating Room

    Nope but when you find a good one let me know. I tried looking when i was going through the training but no luck. I learned how to circulate through numerous preceptors. Some would hardly make me do...

  23. New nurse - HELP!

    IsseyM replied to jntims's topic in Operating Room

    Great questions. I'm curious to know the answers because this has never occurred in any of my cases and i hope not anytime soon. I know for sure with perforated bladder, the surgeon will ask for a...

  24. Graduate Nurse in the OR?

    IsseyM replied to MedicGA's topic in Operating Room

    You will hear that from alot of nurses. I went straight to to OR after graduation. I knew for sure that i did not want to do floor nursing...hated it mainly because the number of patients to care for....

  25. allowing parents in OR?

    IsseyM replied to penguin2's topic in Operating Room

    Parents are allowed in our pre-op area not in the OR. Once we take the children back, parents are taken to the main surgery