fruitycandy

I am watching this thread because I deal with plenty of this too. I have been an OR nurse for about 2 years but I just switched to a new hospital and there are many cases of ST bullying where they insist on controlling the entire situation just like you described. Managers do nothing because "they've been here for YEARS and we need their experience and can't you just work with it?"

My hospital's goal is 36 minute turnover time. We rarely make it, but it's usually more an anesthesia hold-up than OR staff. I also think rushing leads to mistakes and dislike it.

Hi, I don't know that I have any advice on finding preceptors, but I am also looking at USI and had not considered GWU. I just looked at GWU and I see tuition is $825 per credit hour while USI is closer to $300. I haven't seen anything cheaper that USI, but definitely saw a few cheaper than GWU if you're interested. I am an OR nurse and I spend lots of time in the operating room with surgeons who have grown to like me, so I am planning to ask one of them to be my preceptor or to guide me to a preceptor. If you don't already have any relationship with any physicians or NP's, I imagine finding a preceptor will be challenging. Network!