Chrislynn2003

You are in my thoughts and prayers Christine

I started in the OR at 22.23/hr in Delaware and am making 26.21/hr after 2 years. Evenings and nights and weekends are a different rate. And call pay is time and a half with making 25% of your hourly rate for being on call. Christine

Just wanted to say hello to everyone. Christine

On Sundays we don't have staffing, so 2 people must be on call for 24 hours. 12 or 15 hours have been worked consecutively on a Sunday with no breaks/lunch, but it's rare. During the week, we are required to take call 11p-7a cause we don't staff th...

I stumbled upon this site while doing research for a nursing class. Christine

I admire the scrub techs where I work. We do alot of orthopedics and they are great at what they do. I only scrub when there aren't enough techs working that day, so as an RN I look up to the scrub techs to help and teach me. There is so much more ...

I too feel bad when I call out sick. I have been at this particular job for 1.5 years and in the past 2 months I have called out twice for being really sick (once for one day and a whole week the second time I called out) I literally couldn't even s...

I am a new RN grad that just started working in the OR in October. I am feeling overwhelmed and sometimes go home crying. I was just wondering how other people felt after starting in the OR. Did it take a while to get adjusted to the swing of thin...

I live in Delaware. I have a little over a year experience as an RN and started in the OR at 22.23/hr. and am up to 24.05/hr day shift. But then again it all depends on the cost of living; I am actually making more than I ever expected to start out ...

I was just wondering how many RN's are required to scrub as well as circulate. In my facility, RN's scrub and circulate. Some scrub more often than others. I see some nurses that scrub adn circulate 50/50 and some that don't scrub much at all if an...

I am so happy for him and his family. I cried as a I read this. When I was 11, I was put on the list for a liver transplant for PSC ( B+); a miracle happened on my 13th birthday when I received my new liver. My thoughts and prayers are with this you...

Time and a half when called in. 1/4% of hourly rate for holding beeper. We automatically get paid 4 hours if called in.

As a new grad a year ago, I started in the OR with a 6 month orientation. Christine

I signed a contract to stay in the OR for 2 years, or else owe $5,000 and I did not get a sign on bonus. Christine

Chrislynn= Christine Lynn and 2003 the year I signed up on this board. Christine

I live in Delaware, have been in the OR a year, and make $24.77/hr for day shift. $2.00 shift differential for 3-11 and 1.5 time for being on call. My starting rate was $22.23/hr. Christine

Please stick with it. I felt the same way when I started; I thought about what I'd gotten myself into and that i'm never going to learn everything. And the truth is that not everybody knows everything and never will. I learn something new all the...

We just got Pyxis a few months ago. At first everyone started complaining, saying that it would take too long to get all the meds they wanted, waiting in line, that it's too far away,etc. But it's actually not that badl it's much safer than having ...

LOL :chuckle

As some already mentioned, the OR. Now it's not always a M-F type of job unless you just do outpatient surgery in a small setting. I primarily work M-F, but we do have Saturday cases and we have 11p-7a call M-F and weekend call. But I don't think ...

I get people telling me all the time that I only look 16, 17 and I am 24. I do look young, but it's not as bad as a friend of mine who was asked if she wanted the "kiddy" menu when she was 18.

God Bless you Fran. My prayers are with you. Christine

Sorry to hear that happened. Good luck on Monday :) Christine

I work in the OR as an RN (new grad) for the past 11 months. And I don't think it's boring like some say. It's very busy and challenging. Christine

Started right out of college in the OR. Love it :) Christine