shaggie

Working in the OR is a different kind of stress. I worked med-surg for many, many years as an LVN and then as an RN and always wanted to do OR nursing. I finally took the chance and went through an OR training course that my hospital offered. After two and a half years in the OR I can honestly say that I now truly love my job. You sound a lot like myself...I am also very technically oriented and enjoy the challenges of working in the OR. I also love the team work approach that is part of the OR. I know that I will always have back-up when needed.....something I did not have on the floor. If you want to try the OR then I say go for it! No harm in trying! Good luck to you!

I work in a newer hospital ( 1 year old) and all of our OR doors are plate activated....our OR's are also quite large so no chance of contamination. The last hospital I worked at did not have plate activated doors and now I wonder how we ever managed without them!

I have a pair of pliers that are used for opening local anesthetic bottles that I received from our On-Q rep. They are like gold at our hospital so therefore I guard them with my life!

Dickies sells low rise and flare scrubs, but I don't know about the longer inseam. I usually get my "talls" from Landau.

Boy do I miss it....already!! The show approached death from a very practical point of view. I especially enjoyed the "pep" talks from the deceased. Now if they would only end the Sopranos. Pam

Are you talking about the little girl who "drown" in Southern California? There was an article about her in the local paper here (Orange County) awhile back. Apparently she's at home and doing relatively well. She undergoes a lot of therapy and I'm not sure of the extent of her developmental issues.

LM, have you heard anything yet? Keep us posted!

I didn't take mine after the 24th (I took it the 4th of Feb.) but I just wanted to let you know that it took 12 days for me to get my results while others in my class were finding out in three days. I also stopped at 75 and passed. The wait was excruciating! Hang in there, I'm sure you passed! :)

I'm starting at $30/hr here in Southern California. It really depends on the hospital and shift you choose to work. I've was also offered a new grad position starting at $23/hr, but obviously chose to go for $30 !