amiss5572

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1. Favorite OR specialties

   amiss5572 replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Operating Room

   Neuro and cardiac but I find it more enjoyable based on the doctors and staff I work with

2. Should I go for hearts?

   amiss5572 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Have 8 months under my belt at a very very small hospital. 3 ORs and was getting called off alllll the time. So I'm at a place with 10 ORs now and they have a heart room. I love it in the heart room....

3. Assisting/scrubbing in the OR..

   amiss5572 replied to ivyleaf's topic in Operating Room

   @Rianne.. Wow do you get to work with Dr. Now??? Love watching

4. New Grad OR Nurse Feeling Alone and Unsupported

   amiss5572 replied to nocturnallife's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you for all the kind words and support. It's weird to come back now and read what I went through. It's been close to a year and I find myself in a similar situation now! Lol. So I'll give you an...

5. Charge nurse issues

   amiss5572 replied to amiss5572's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks... Apart of me thinks, don't let her win because this is clearly what she wants. But to me thats just sick to think like that and I've worked so hard the last 9 months. I don't need to suck up...

6. Charge nurse issues

   amiss5572 posted a topic in General Nursing

   My charge nurse is driving me nuts to the point I want to go against my own ethics and just leave. Please give me your feedback. This is my first nursing job in a very very small OR unit. It's been...

7. Advancement?

   amiss5572 replied to amiss5572's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks! Can you tell me where you went to school and a little more anout it? How long it took, cost and overall

8. Advancement?

   amiss5572 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Ive been working in the or for 9 months now. I love love it. Even have been trained in preop and PACU. I want to do more though and go back to school. From my research I have to wait 2 years to get...

9. New Grad OR Nurse Feeling Alone and Unsupported

   amiss5572 replied to nocturnallife's topic in Operating Room

   I find the or staff to be very territorial. There was on one anesthesia provider that I felt "comfortable" with. It was like none of them trusted me or thought I didn't know what I was doing. And I...

10. Resources for the OR ?

    amiss5572 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    I struggle too. Spent 80,000 on an education and I know little about the operating room. I just bought the care of a patient in surgery. Very good book although expensive. My OR has a few videos as...

11. Too old?

    amiss5572 replied to freesia29's topic in Operating Room

    I work with a woman in her late 60s and she has more energy then me. So I think it depends on

12. question for OR nurses !!

    amiss5572 replied to Rn 1979's topic in Operating Room

    I love it. I've only been there for 3.5 months but loving it. Although at rhe same time it is very challenging. I really don't think that OR nursing is for everyone though. You have to be able to...

13. Should I quit nursing school?

    amiss5572 replied to Guest1005095's topic in General Students

    Or nursing is nothing like clinicals or floor nursing. Maybe one day you will go

14. Vag prep

    amiss5572 posted a topic in Operating Room

    New grad nurse here with 2 months experience in the OR. So I'm having issues understanding the whole Vag wet prep technique. Every nurse has their own technique and its confusing to me. I find it very...

15. Few questions...

    amiss5572 replied to amiss5572's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks birdie. Slowly learning