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  1. How do you develop thick skin?

    ortess1971 replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    RNOTODAY, I think i've figured out where you work! I've never worked there, but I did my last semester of clinicals there and have known people that have worked there...The place I worked was pretty...

  2. How long are orientations in your hospital?

    ortess1971 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    We have 12 OR's, we don't do cardiac or heavy trauma, and they told me to expect to be on orientation until January/February..Those last 2 months are really more tying up loose ends, ie getting in...

  3. 4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    ortess1971 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Not quite a 4.0 but a 3.87..still pretty good I think, especially for someone who took 3 classes a semester and worked 40 hours....Ultimately, I think it has to be a combination of factors for...

  4. rhode island hospital

    ortess1971 replied to curlysin's topic in General Nursing

    This post has a lot of great info but W&I is actually part of Care New England which includes Kent, and I think Butler Hospital as well. And yes, the area around the hospital campus is pretty bad....

  5. How do you develop thick skin?

    ortess1971 replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    It's certainly possible, although for a small state, we have a lot of tough OR's. And you can't even have the satisfaction of telling these people off when/if you leave because you'll probably run...

  6. 4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    ortess1971 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    The school I graduated from did this..There were basic standards(you had to have a GPA of 2.5, I think) but someone with a GPA of 2.9 could get in before someone with a 3.9 as long as they were higher...

  7. 4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    ortess1971 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Excellent posts with some good ideas-I too would like schools to get the big picture of a person before admitting them. To me, there is a big difference between someone who has a 4.0, but doesn't...

  8. How do you develop thick skin?

    ortess1971 replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Yes. I've tried to block those 2 years out..The therapy is helping!(Just

  9. New grad and new to the OR.

    ortess1971 replied to tinkerbell06's topic in Operating Room

    Hi. There are a couple of books that may help you. One is Alexanders's Care of the Patient in Surgery. This covers procedures, sterile technique etc. The other one is new, it's from the Incredibly...

  10. How do you develop thick skin?

    ortess1971 replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    The OR I'm in now is pretty good for the most part. But I think I also was pretty tough when I got there because prior to that, I worked in a real jungle of an OR. People would sabotage equipment,...

  11. Stand your ground

    ortess1971 replied to StikTie's topic in Operating Room

    By and large, the nurses and techs don't battle in my OR either because most us realize that we all have a job to do and we are all valuable. No one here is trying to attack you, but you are failing...

  12. How often do you take a break?

    ortess1971 replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    Half hour lunch break and a 15 minute coffee break. Sometimes, if you can't leave a case(we tend not to leave in a delicate part of a vascular case, for example.) we'll combine the 15 minute with our...

  13. OR Nurses that Make $$$$$

    ortess1971 replied to Hawaii2LasVegas's topic in Operating Room

    You don't need any med/surg or cardio, actually. Is it going to hurt you? No, but the OR is nothing like the floors. We do assess pts labs, skin integrity etc but I went right to the OR after nursing...

  14. Stand your ground

    ortess1971 replied to StikTie's topic in Operating Room

    Not looking to start a battle, but you are mistaken. The surgeon does not have the sole responsibilty of the room. This is because a nurse is expected to act as a patient advocate and can be in deep...

  15. Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    ortess1971 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Some programs, unfortunately, don't go by GPA to get accepted. It's first come, first serve on a waiting list. This is bad because they are accepting some people who cannot do college level work and...

  16. Tomorrow will be a bad,bad day!

    ortess1971 posted a topic in Operating Room

    My hospital is going live with a new computer program tomorrow. The floors have been computerized for some time, now the OR will be too. Hate to be pessimistic, but I think it will be a fiasco. It's...

  17. Questions Questions and More Questions

    ortess1971 replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    I believe that the OP is wishing to use this personal notebook in addition to preference cards, for her own learning process. The notebook is a great idea. I had one when I was a new tech and I have...

  18. A positive newbie thread...

    ortess1971 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been an RN for about 2 months now and working in the OR(as a nurse) since June. I have my days like anyone else(I'm NOT a morning person, so getting up at 6am has been the pits!)but I am very...

  19. Stand your ground

    ortess1971 replied to StikTie's topic in Operating Room

    I didn't take the post as an ego thing..One thing I've learned as a new nurse and a new circulator is that the RN is held responsible for everything that goes on in that room. We had a nurse get...

  20. holidays and hospitals...

    ortess1971 replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    We have a ton of holidays, it looks like. Minor Presidents Day Memorial day Victory Day(used to be VJ day-we're the only state in the nation that still celebrates it) Columbus day Veteran's day(most...

  21. Undercover Learning

    ortess1971 replied to walktheline's topic in Operating Room

    This sounds cynical, but an HR rep. is likely to tell you that you have to do a year of floor nursing because that's where the highest turnover occurs. There are 5 of us training to be OR nurses in my...

  22. Catholic hospitals-yes or no?

    ortess1971 replied to texascowgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Yup, they surely do..I was raised a Catholic and worked for 2 years at a Catholic hospital. There was a fair amount of hypocrisy at this place-the environment was toxic, people treated each other like...

  23. Tomorrow will be a bad,bad day!

    ortess1971 replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    OK, here's how today went..They told us that the schedule would be light-when I left work at 3:30, there were 10 rooms running. I'm not kidding. No one thought to tell the patients about the computer...

  24. In Need of Serious Help

    ortess1971 replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree that you shouldn't try another hospital job until you get your depression stabilized. I am not in your shoes so all I can do is tell you what I would do. The first year of nursing is a scary...

  25. 5 weeks in and discourage

    ortess1971 replied to stressedguy's topic in Nursing Career

    My first semester of nursing school, I woke up one morning and actually had a meltdown. Crying, upset stomach, the whole bit. My body and mind were in shock(plus I worked 40 hours a week, so that...