hil04

I am considering taking a traveling job. I have been interested in traveling since I became a nurse. I have been a nurse for 3 years. In that time I have worked approx. 18 months in the OR (main OR and ambulatory surgery), I have spent 1 year on a telemetry/IMC unit, and I am currently 9 months into a home health job where I am a field nurse/case manager of 35-40 patients. My question is: Is any of this enough experience in a particular specialty to travel? I obviously have the most experience in the OR and, to be honest, would rather return to that. I haven't worked in the OR in about 9 months though. Perhaps I would be a little rusty? I catch on quickly to any job though. I also might not mind traveling with home health. Has anybody out there done that? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

And if you're not sure if you can or can't touch something or should or shouldn't move a little closer...ASK!! A circulator would rather you ask than to mess up something! Good luck and enjoy your experience...

I'm fresh out of school and just started in the OR in May. When I inserted my first foley in the OR I checked the balloon (as I was taught in school) and someone in the room corrected me. This person cited the reason as messing with the integrity of the balloon. Apparently this a fairly new policy in place at our facility. Still makes no sense to me...