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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 wear makeup, i wear everything but very lightly, so ...

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 up every morning to go to work. When i am at work...

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 your responses will help me get through the next 10 m...

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 feel comfortable. When i first started i thought the...

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 it!

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 does help to reduce stress, she makes me laugh.

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 ever. I used to drink maybe once a month on a weekend,...

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 would probably go through the same thing. I don't see...

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

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

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

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 his room without telling me a thing. He approached ...

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 techs only stay in 1 or 2 specialties. So far i've bee...

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 temperature. Try tiger balm. Do exercises to strengthen your...

Muchas congrats! Sounds exciting!

18 OR. We do the same too.

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 what to do!!! The majority of surg-techs i work wi...

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 do it, what in the world were we thinking, etc. I...

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 figured they would atleast meet me half way. I've only b...

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 room, so they alternate cases. The first team doe...

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 position, the type of prep, Meds, equipment/supplies,...

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 any circulating and some made me do it all. You're ...

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 urologist consult. We have to notifiy the charge nurs...

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. I would gladly do the floor if i had 3-4 patients...

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 lobby.