Quiet Sunshine

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Recap of Week 1: Last week was mostly spent doing modules and watching videos. I’ve started to slowly find my way around. On Friday we got a full tour of the OR. Went into some of the rooms, played with some of the technology, went to SPD, sterile cores, preop and PACU. It was overwhelming. It’s just now starting to hit me how different this world is. I felt so lost looking at familiar supply bins yet see such foreign words on them. Like what the heck is a baby mosquito?? And the OR feels so huge. Overwhelming. So many faces I don’t know. I don’t miss the floor, I just miss the familiarity of it. But everyone is telling us to hang on, so I will.

I’m tired. Tired of back to back admissions and discharges and transfers. Tired of the bs orders we have to clarify. Tired of the bs charting we have to do. Tired of being done on time but having to stay past end of shift to give report. Tired of chasing after beeping monitors. Tired of chasing after beeping IVs. Tired of pulse ox and cardiac leads that won’t stick to the babies skin. Tired of having to work nights every 4 weeks, and Sundays every 3rd weekend. Tired of unrealistic parents demands. Tired of giving meds. Tired of vitals q4. Tired of call lights. Tired of poor staffing. Tired of difficult assignments. Tired of morning rounds with the educator. Tired of 12 hours shifts. Tired of no real breaks. Tired of being floated in the middle of your shift. Tired of hunting down IV pumps and syringe pumps and oxygen supplies and thermometers. Tired of cleaning up dirty messes and not having anyone to help. Tired of feeling dirty in my scrubs after work. Tired of draining patient/family interactions. Tired of “can I get ice and ginger ale?” and “I need my nurse“. Tired of having to answer every little question because I’m at the bedside. Tired of being responsible for my patients going to X-ray and ultrasound and CT and fluoro and mri and who knows where and not get help to transport them. Tired of being so short staffed that none of your coworkers can help you because they’re running around just as much as you. Tired of CPS case workers and police officers chasing after nurses to get a statement. My job is NOT to talk to you! Tired of the PTSD feelings you get when you hear the charge nurse’s pager going off and you know it’s your turn to get an admission because you’ve only got 3 kids when everyone else has 4. Just tired.

Hello guys! I’ve decided to revive my old account to post about my new adventure in the OR! I’ve been working on a peds surgical floor for 2 years now, and transferred to the OR last week! My plan is to write every day about how my day went, things I’ve learned, etc. I hope to inspire someone out there who’s on the fence about switching to the OR! I’m currently in the periop 101 phase until the 2nd week of December, then I get to circulate and scrub some full time! And now, before I talk about OR things, I’ve made a list of all the things I’m tired of dealing with on the floor... it’s for those days when I’m tempted to want to go back to the floor because of how overwhelming the OR feels... Warning, it’s very long!!

As a waitlisted student, you can do your immunization and CPR certification, but not much else.

I've seen some waitlisted cnl post on the previous pages.

Looks like you made it! Congrats!!

Even though there is not a specific time where they will stop taking people from the waitlist, I think if you don't hear from them by the end of July, there's a good chance you haven't been pulled off the waitlist. Because there's a bunch of requirements due before orientation in mid August, and there's no way anyone can do them with so little time left. Whoever declines his/her seat at the last minute will simply not be replaced I think.

Congrats!! It was worth the wait indeed! You will have to wait for your letter in the mail to confirm your acceptance and pay your deposit, so be on the lookout for that!

Hey Susie, sorry you got waitlisted! They're supposed to reach out to you by email and letter that will show you the next steps. I think you're supposed to confirm that you do want to remain on the waitlist or something of that kind. But some people in this thread who have been waitlisted have said that they haven't gotten anything yet from admissions yet, so it might take a while. Did you have a back up school?

Interesting observation you brought up. I didn't even think that you (Kayrock) being on the waitlist while others still haven't even been reviewed yet was a little weird. My guess is this: maybe they do the reviews in batch, and you have been waitlisted against the students reviewed in that specific batch. I could be wrong, but I hope they have a good reason to waitlist you when others still haven't heard back. I had the same thought @Rprillwitz, and I guess that's not what it means? Seems like they're taking calls now, so maybe one of you can call and ask about this.

Yup that's right, you get 2 weeks to mail back the letter with your answer (and your deposit if attending). Once the 2 weeks are up and you haven't responded, you automatically lose your spot. Though I'll be honest and say that I think many people do accept their seats. I don't think they have a huge turnover, even with admissions taking forever to update statuses and everything. I know I paid my deposit and mailed my letter the day after I received it, and I think many people do it soon after they receive it. And I also think you have the people that have already accepted a seat somewhere, but will give it up for UM if they get in.

Congrats! See you in August! Time to get busy with all the things that are due before orientation!!

I called and emailed admissions for another problem of mine... For 2 weeks and NOTHING!!!! I have no idea what's going with them, but I just wanted to express my disappointment at the way they handle things. Very unprofessional. No one can help; emails never get answered; voicemails are ignored. Very frustrating to deal with them. I was expecting better from a school like this. If Montgomery college can stay on top of things, I don't know what's their problem.

Oops wrong thread