I appreciate the encouragement and information... I feel better about making the move. I can't wait to have more time to interact with the patient, I will be starting IVs and giving pre-op drugs so I'll refresh myself on them. Thanks again.
I am a circulator moving to Preop, I will be backing up PACU occasionally on-call. (I missed patient interaction.) I graduated in 2007 and went straight to the OR. Any tips or "lessons learned" for a newbie? Thanks.
Hi Have you done much shadowing in the OR? I graduated from nursing school last May and went straight in to the OR. I am soooo happy that I made this decision. I too kept hearing that I should become a med/surg nurse first. Also that my skills will ...