jessrene

We have a ST that is a LPN and she closes skin for certain doctor.

We always say 'no food' 8 hours before surgery or 'no food after midnight', whichever comes first, and clear liquids are ok up to 3 hours before arrival time. So sometimes 'no food' starts before midnight if they are an am case, and the 3 hour cut off for fluids may be at 3am, but at least they know they can have a sip in the night if they wake up for some reason. Also, we allow as small a sip as possible as early as possible to get down essential am meds.

lpn's cannot circulate that I know of.

Rediculous, food should not be in an OR. period.

If the ADD thing is the only reason the other nurses are questioning your integrity, then I agree they have a ****** attitude and this should not be ignored. Are you good at deflecting pressure with humor? Have you ever explained the difference between you with adderall and you without adderall? Do any of them have relatives or children with ADD? Maybe if you can connect with them using one of these methods, then they will get some insight into reality rather than paranoia....good luck. P.S. Don't give up on the OR- it's worth it.

As anyone can see, this is a hot topic for OR nurses, especially if you have experienced this 'hostile work' environment personally. I myself have decided to file a formal complaint after I got no satisfaction from the nurse manager. (she is about to retire early and I think part of the reason is this one surgeon) In addition to the formal complaint, every single other person in the surgery department signed a statement of dissatisfaction with the work environment and individually met with the HR rep to discuss the issue. We all voiced the same issues with this doc and made sure that our experience of 'harrassment' was well documented. The 'hostile work environment' phrase and 'harrassment' carry special weight with administrators do to the burden of liability if anything is litigated. They sit up and take notice when you write things down, get witnesses, and use words that make them liable to initiate a change or risk legal consequences. Myself I am waiting to see what shakes out, but at least it can only get better:nurse:

You sound like your priorities are correct for ANY nurse, whether they are OR trained or not. ....patient safety and skillful care. The previous poster is correct, the OR brings out strong personalities in people. When you interview, I would advise you to ask for a tour and shadow experience to set your mind at ease about your ability to work in that environment. It's (the OR) not hard to figure out if you are a good nurse, just different. Like team nursing, everyone tries to maximize the strengths of the team members and minimize the weaknesses. You should not advertise your uncertainties and fears but rather your passion and strengths during the interview process. Give yourself a chance to be seen in your best light, and make sure the uncertainties you have are seen as attention to detail. OR managers like that. LOL

sounds like you did the right thing by leaving, did you ever talk to anyone about your old facility's practices, policies, and procedures? (or lack of)

One thing to keep in mind is that everyone should be goal oriented in the OR, you are there to perform a certain role for your patients, and everyone should be sharing the overall goal of quality patient care......then most of the conflicts that arise are minor when you put them into this perspective. (except for the people with nasty personalities and those are in every job)

oh yes, there is the nice oby-gyn named Dr Layland

eye doctor named Ina Drown

pat yourself on the back and wipe the sweat off your brow lol

As unfortunate as this whole situation is for you, at least you have the grit to say something and hopefully prevent someone else from going through this if/when you leave. Plus, you are advocating for current and future patients' safety. This nurse manager sounds like she has been sleeping on the job and she just got caught:eek:

There is a lot to learn and orient to as a new grad, new place new people, new sub set of nursing skills...Stay in the moment and prioritize. All you can do is what you can do.

I agree with previous caller that said to focus on the throwing instrument part of the incident. This sounds like assault loud and clear to me.