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I was wondering if any other OR nurses in PA had heard of this in regards to the new law regarding mandatory overtime: I work in an operating room in PA. The way our department is trying to get out of this is to say that when a patient arrives in th...

Personally, I think it's a load of crap that wouldn't hold up in court, but this is what they're telling us now. They basically told us, "this is how our lawyers told us to get around this pesky law." Our manager will quickly stroll through all the...

I work in an operating room in PA. The way our department is trying to get out of this is to say that when a patient arrives in the hospital and has an IV started, at that time his surgical procedure has begun. Our OR schedule is hopelessly optimis...

I am a new OR nurse (July 2006). Graduated from nursing school 6/06, and am 45 years old. I had a meeting yesterday with our teacher practictioner about their "concerns" with my work and learning curve. Apparently, I'm not "putting together" every...

Well, judging by the two replies I have received along with the number of people who have read this thread and not responded, I have to think that most of you believe I should just give it up & go into another area of nursing. OK then, when I g...

When I was just starting my orientation, we had a very sick patient. I was very gentle and kind to her, held her hand during anesthesia and before she drifted off, I told her I would be with her the whole time. Turned out she didn't do well after s...

I'm so glad you started this thread! I am an older "new" nurse (45yo), and went straight to the OR. Three months into my orientation I had to have back surgery & was out of work for three months. I just started back this past week. I was so sc...

As a very nervous student nurse trying to assess my patient and fill out the mountains of paperwork for the day, I told my patient "Just a few more questions & I'll be out of your hair." Patient was undergoing chemo and was bald as a cue ball.

Best of luck to you! I started nursing school at age 43, so to me 28 is still WAY young LOL. I knew I had some hearing loss, but didn't know how bad it was. During school I always sat in the very front row & never had a problem. I would cautio...

Just today, I was at a stop sign in a parking lot. There was a big pillar obstructing my view of the exit of a store. While I was stopped, a woman crossed in front of me with two little girls. I got ready to go and out of nowhere her two sons flew...

THANK YOU for this post! You have summed up all my frustrations very succintly. I was 3 months into my 6-month orientation when I had to have back surgery for a herniated disk. When I go back, I will have been gone about 3 months or so. I am havi...

We started with about 75 in our class; 10 of those were men. I think we graduated 42; about 7 guys were left. I loved the guys in my class. They were so much fun, and very dedicated (I'm 45 and these guys were mostly my sons' ages. They were like...

Hi, I hope someone can help me make sense of this situation. I interviewed on Wednesday for the OR. I thought the interviews went very well, and was pleased with them. Rumor has it there are 3 candidates for 2 OR positions (GN). I got a phone call ye...

Just an update.....I got the job in OR!!!!!!!:smiley_aa. HR called and said they would like to offer me an OR job, and I said I would be VERY happy to accept an OR job. Thanks for the support here. Another student and I will be starting together on...

I will turn 45 the day before I graduate from an RN program this June. I am the oldest in the class and, God willing, will also be the salutarian (sp?). Hardest thing I've ever done in my life, and I wouldn't trade the experience for the world. I was...

You'll make it. I think one of the most difficult things about nursing school was--slowly and painfully--coming to the realization that I really wouldn't have a life outside of school for the next few years. Once I reconciled with that fact, it was e...

Way to go!!!!

I got the biggest boost today! I'm a senior in a diploma program on my psych rotation. Looking through my drug book for my patient's meds, I noticed that Inderal given with Haldol can cause cardiac failure, and my patient was on both. When I got to t...

Hubby & I have always had a strong marriage (22 years!). But I'll tell you, we have NEVER gone through stress like we have since I started school. We all know how stressful and time-consuming school is, and let's face it, our spouses miss us! ...

So sorry you had to go through that, Marie. I hope your supervisor gets her head handed to her.

I just got done at a rotation at a State mental facility. Sure, sometimes the nurses jokingly made note of their patients' odd behaviors, but the care and concern they had for them came through at all times. They way they acted didn't seem offensiv...

Our Hospital is going completely no smoking on the 17th. I decided to quit the week between OB/Peds and Psych, the day after our OB/Peds final. I figured that way the first week I won't have to worry about a test for a full week & all the stres...

Contratulations to all the quitters on this thread. I am at 15 days. My annoying little cough is gone. I have found http://www.quitnet.com quite helpful as well. For those of you still struggling with quitting, it's tough but doable. If you try...

Congratulations! Sounds like you got what you wanted all along without ruffling anyone's feathers or burning any bridges. I think you got excellent advice here and handled the situation very well. Good luck!

I see I'm not the only one with this problem. When I started school the acrylic nails had to go, but I was a bad nail and cuticle biter for 43 years also. During our skills lab our first semester, we were practicing taking pulses on each other and ...