I would like to know if there are any Main OR Circulators who have changed from the OR to MedSurg? I feel that I have lost all my skills and feel the need to go and work Med Surg for a few years....
On the contrary, I have nothing but good things to say when working with or surgeons. I have worked there for quite a while and we work well together. I still deal with family members, but not all...
What would it be like for a nurse of 6 yrs who has worked in the operating room for 17 yrs total. I was a surgical technologist for 11 yrs and then went to nursing school. I stayed in surgery...
thank you so much for this info. I regret not having moved into Med Surg when I finished my nursing program. I am paying for it now. I am getting older and I am
I can't say that I am bored. I love what I do and I know that I am making a difference. With that being said when it comes to the nursing skills aspect of it I also feel that I've lost nursing...
Are there any Main OR nurses who have transferred to MED Surg? What was your experience like? I feel that my skills are lost. I feel the need to make a change to MedSurg. I am scared though....
mamamiah replied to Lovenursing89's topic in Operating Room
I'm an OR nurse of three years. I started off as a surg tech but wanted to experience both worlds. I will be moving soon and wonder if going to a med/surg floor for a year or two would be...
What would you do when you overhear co workers talking about the charge nurse who has gone back to school and that she has an agenda. There is favoritism that is shown to a few that have gone back to...
Hi there, I was a surgical tech for about 11yrs. I went back to school and became an LPN but stayed in the OR and scrubbed cases. I went back to school and became an RN about two yrs ago. I am...
Quick question, when a trauma case goes straight to OR bypassing preop holding do you as the circulator document for preop nurse. How can you do that documentation when the code trauma goes straight...
mamamiah replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room
Oh my goodness, for a second I thought I started this specific thread. I am or was in the same boat. I am PRN not by choice though. When I finished nursing school my nurse manager said he could...
I finished the ADN program about 1 1/2 yrs ago. Thing is I still feel like I have so much to learn. I am an OR nurse. I feel so overwhelmed some days and then there are days where I feel everything...
I feel you misunderstood what my post was about. I was a surgical technologist for over 10 yrs and went on to become an RN and I am in the process of pursuing my BSN. I love my job and I was merely...
New Nurse here.......I was wondering how long of an orientation new nurses had in the Operating Room? Mine was 8 wks.....I find it annoying because the Nurse Educator we have is not readily...
mamamiah replied to lepetitoiseauRN's topic in Operating Room
canesdukegirl, that was a great post, i am a new circulator and found this extremely helpful. I still have to develop my little groove within the OR. I always feel overwhelmed especially when...
Today in lecture, we started covering cardiac meds. this is the first place I thought of once lecture was over. If anyone has any advice as to what will help me and my classmates remember this...