4shanmill

I totally agree!!!

I am from a small town in the midwest & we are the only "real" hospital around, We are pretty close with our Docs. But we don't call them by their 1st name at work. In the OR if the pt is alert we call them Dr. So & So, But other than that it is Dr S or a "nickname" they have been given. They do the same with us. Our name or Nure So& So in front of the pt & then what ever nickname we have when no pt is around or they are asleep.

I don't know if this will help or not? But if you are looking for information on Specific Vendor Trays & their instrumentation etc. I found Synthes website http://www.aofoundation.org/portal/wps/portal/ very helpful. I still use it to brush up on cases that we don't do that often or on new products. Their website offers videos that show how to assemble their product & the order it "should" be used in. (of course all Doc's do it their own way, but at least you'll be close to right). I really liked the videos because I had an idea of what was going to happen before the case, so I could anticipate the the Surgeon's needs before he asked. It makes him happy & me feel good. The whole case ususally goes smoothly.

I was a tech for about five years before I got my degree. I have to say I can see both sides of the story. 1st off it sounds as if it might not be handled approperatly by the techs, but even if that is the case you should still be the bigger person in the room. Never degrade or demorilize any person in the room. talk with them about there behavior after the case, to the side. Who knows you might be the one that is in the wrong. Maybe you are still feeling a little in secure. It does take a good year to be comfortable in the OR, especially with the types of cases you do. (i.e trauma)