Tomorrow I start my new job!

suzy253, RN · Jun 15, 2008

Good luck! Let us know how you make out.

2006RNCS · Jun 15, 2008

hey everyone!
a lot of you know my story - about three months ago i left my 7p-7a job as a medsurg nurse in an inner city community hospital in wilmington, de.
i left with aspirations to work in the perioperative field...and i start tomorrow at greater baltimore medical center in towson, md as an rn in the general operating room! i'm terrified, excited and still in shock!
but most of all excited!
jess

congratulations jess! i too start a new job tomorrow. i will be healthcare coordinator in an alf! i think it will fit my personality just fine! i know you will love working in the or. that is what i wanted to do before i started clinicals, but i have a bad back, and the or would kill me. but, you are a lot younger than me, too!!!

again, congrats! you will do a great job!:heartbeat

Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN · Jun 15, 2008

congratulations jess! i too start a new job tomorrow. i will be healthcare coordinator in an alf! i think it will fit my personality just fine! i know you will love working in the or. that is what i wanted to do before i started clinicals, but i have a bad back, and the or would kill me. but, you are a lot younger than me, too!!!
again, congrats! you will do a great job!:heartbeat

i wish you the best with your new job as well!

jess

nightnursecupofjava · Jun 15, 2008

Good luck to you, Im sure you will do gr8

LadyJRN1 · Jun 16, 2008

hey everyone!
a lot of you know my story - about three months ago i left my 7p-7a job as a medsurg nurse in an inner city community hospital in wilmington, de.
i left with aspirations to work in the perioperative field...and i start tomorrow at greater baltimore medical center in towson, md as an rn in the general operating room! i'm terrified, excited and still in shock!
but most of all excited!
jess

way to go! enjoy and have a great first day!! :yeah:

ann945n, RN · Jun 16, 2008

First days are always fun and terrifing at the same time! Best wishes!

Karynica, RN · Jun 16, 2008

best of luck to you! Sounds like an exciting job. Let us know how your first day went.

ankagor · Jun 16, 2008

good luck, very exciting to here of your happyness!!!

Jules A, MSN · Jun 16, 2008

Many congratulations! GBMC is a beautiful center.

bluehenRN · Aug 27, 2012

“Coincidences mean you're on the right path.”

― Simon Van Booy

I realize this thread is a couple years old, but I stumbled on it today and am still in disbelief about such a big coincidence!

I'm a new grad (also from wilmington, de) and I am pursuing perioperative nursing in GBMC's GOR. I had a practicum in the OR and loved it, but received some comments/suggestions about new nurses starting out in the OR. Most of the OR nurses I talked to started out in med-surg and believed that new grads pursuing peri-op nursing should also. I don't know if you've had much experience with new nurses in the OR, but would you strongly suggest that med-surg be the first "stomping grounds" before heading into the GOR?

Also, how do u like working in GBMC's GOR, or just GBMC in general?

Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN · Aug 29, 2012

“Coincidences mean you're on the right path.”
― Simon Van Booy
I realize this thread is a couple years old, but I stumbled on it today and am still in disbelief about such a big coincidence!
I'm a new grad (also from wilmington, de) and I am pursuing perioperative nursing in GBMC's GOR. I had a practicum in the OR and loved it, but received some comments/suggestions about new nurses starting out in the OR. Most of the OR nurses I talked to started out in med-surg and believed that new grads pursuing peri-op nursing should also. I don't know if you've had much experience with new nurses in the OR, but would you strongly suggest that med-surg be the first "stomping grounds" before heading into the GOR?
Also, how do u like working in GBMC's GOR, or just GBMC in general?

This is freaky, because BlueHenRN was my original user name here!

I left GMBC after 2 weeks. It was fine there, but the problem was me. I'm back at Christiana and have been for quite some time. I liked the OR a lot. The benefits left something to be desired, as did the pay, but that's anywhere compared to DE.

I wish you the best in your decision. Honestly, though...if you start out in the OR you're probably going to always be there. But if you are sure that's what you want...well, do it!