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JeckRN thanks for the advice! I am very excited to start. I will take all of your good advice and put it to use. I have heard a lot of nurses saying I will loose my skills. I was thinking of picking up a shift once or twice a month to keep up with that on the floor as I don't wish to do that.

TraumaORNurse thanks so much for the tips. I will definitely keep that in mind and LOL at Don't play any country music. Sounds funny but I'm sure it's absolutely true!

Hey! I am scheduled to start the OR on the 1st of September I am very excited bc I will be doing both circulating and scrubbing, any tips on learning instruments, dealing with the tough personalities, etc.. I only have a year of Tele experience and I am afraid its not enough. What do you think?

Hi rnkv... Yes to your question. I was able to transfer to the department.

Hi all! I have recently been promoted to work as an Operating Room nurse at the hospital I work at (Montefiore Medical Center). I am very anxious about starting. My expected start date is September 1st. I currently work on a Tele/MedSurg unit and I have only been there for a year. As an overall nurse I have worked for 2.5 yrs. I guess my question is what should I expect from the OR? Any tips? How can I get a heads start before my training begins? I'm having a bit of anxiety as I will be in a completely different environment than my usual. I hope some of your advice will help ease my anxiety. Thanks! :)