Did I encourage or discourage you?? 😂 Drop any questions down below and maybe I'll answer them in a (future) Q&A video 👀

I was a surgical dental assistant before starting nursing school and my favorite part was being apart of the surgery. Just today I got an offer as a OR nurse once I pass my NCLEX. I KNOW for a fact direct patient care and bed side nursing isn't for me and I am very excited for the opportunity!

Can you do a video on your interviewing experience in the OR? Like common questions and what your answers were?

I’ve been an or nurse for 7 years and i still loving it.

Great video!! I have worked in the OR for 20 years and I think you did a very good job describing pros and cons. Some people thrive in high intensity environments. Like me. I love solving all the problems and the organized chaos!! Great video!! Welcome to the OR!!

The pros and cons are so helpful. Surgery reportedly is reportedly a high pressure intervention b/c longer a patient is open, survivability goes down. That maybe part of reason Orthopedists are like that. Orthopedics in England is interesting. NP was trained to do the knee replacement! It’s consistent with what you’re saying-sometimes Ortho is robotic. I hope you don’t mean Da Vinci…🤣

Thank you for sharing this.. pretty on point. As an OR nurse with experience you can incorporate those critical thinking skills more and more, it’s about trust and learning how to effectively communicate with your team AKA Surgeons. Great video

I couldn't agree more! Thank you for this!! :)

Thankfully I had OR experience in my nursing school. My school is outside the US although US accredited so we were able to physically assist and stuff. There is a lot to learn but It’s so cool. Just passed the boards and can’t wait. Thanks for the video 😊!!

You described OR nursing perfectly! The main difference for the OR I work in is that we are required to take call on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, but rotating through all the nurses. So it doesn't come around super often, but still a requirement for us. I'm assuming I work in a smaller facility than you do though, as we don't have set weekend staffing. I've been an OR nurse for 3 years and I love it sm!

They do the hospital scrubs too cause it’s more cost effective. We get dirty & have to change them often & they are cleaned & kept free from the outside stuff

With the critical thinking part i think you’re wrong. During my 1st months of a circulator i would of believed you but now over a year in now myself I think you can critically think if you’re familiar with a specialty. The OR nurses who don’t need a pick sheet are the ones that don’t run around the ones that need the pick sheet and do more task oriented things are the ones i find the run around lol. For example if I’m opening up for a HIP the first thing i need to know is that is this hip and anterior or posterior approach then that makes a difference on what bed i need and the positioning devices as well as the extras needed on the field and trays. If posterior i automatically need a lateral positioner with an Allen arm board , i need free needles or a suture passer on the field so they can repair the muscle after they made their posterior approach. Obviously there’s more to know such as having TXA for anesthesia do to blood loss in total joints having vancomycin on my field for infection and betadine off for irrigation but all this has to be seen and recognized quickly before they rush you to get the patient. If not then you’ll be running around being task oriented because you didn’t critically think. We lose our clinical pharmacological knowledge for sure but our procedural knowledge becomes so good that there’s days we’re it feels like no critically thinking because you know the case so well you literally be prepared to solve any issue before it happens or right away!

Can staff who are on call stay at the hospital or a motel or something like that if they live farther from the hospital? Does the hospital pay for gas or mileage if someone gets called in?

When you said task oriented I was like yeah talk dirty to me ❤😂

Hey bella, I jsut want to share this since I am currently on my review on taking NCLEX, I feel inspired to get back on track as a nurse again but now I really want to try working in the OR. Hopefully all this things I am starting now will going to workout soon.. Thanks for the video and create more content about being an OR nurse please....Thank you!!!!

5th month in the OR and loving it! Whats your favorite case? What was the first case you learn to do on your own? Do you regret not going into bedside as your first job?

I am graduating soon and really passionate about OR nursing, I have an interview next week in the residency program for the OR! Do you have any tips for the interview?

Do all big hospitals/facilities require on call for nurses after orientation?

Salamat Bella!

I love your video. I just hired in the OR after I got my license and I will start soon. I am bet nervous and at the same time excited to work in the OR. Your videos give me a good vibes.😊

Omg, I matched a lot with the pros! I accepted a job offer in the icu but I'm getting a little uncertain now 😬😬😬

I just applied. I am working in Endo we do pre op pacu and intra op. So I though this could be a good introduction to OR.

I have interview this coming Friday for Staff Nurse I OR department. I’m excited but nervous. Thanks for this video

Week six on orientation and loving the OR! Love your videos! 😍

Hi. Just wanna ask about the cons, like prolonged standing during the operation. Do you have chairs to sit on? How long is the standing?

How do you remember all the supplies needed for the room for every type of surgery? Any tips on learning what to anticipate will be needed

once you position and prepare the patient for surgery. Do you have to stay the whole time until the surgery is done? or do you have to go and get ready other patients?

Love your video, I too make OR nurse videos! Completely agree with your pro's and con's :)

Do you know what surgery you'll be a part of like the day before? Or is it ultimately up to wherever they need you

Hi! Great video! Quick question..What is the normal salary range for an OR nurse??

How does the scheduling work with on-call? Do you get scheduled your 40 hours plus on-call hours or are some of your 40 hrs on-call? Also, are you 8, 10, or 12 hour shifts? Are there night shifts?

Great video.

I'll be starting my OR new grad in few weeks did your hospital allowed you to pick up extra shift? because I heard OR really doesn't allow them to pick up extra shift.

What are you doing in between cases? Is it back to back busy work or is there down time?

LOL, the hospital providing scrubs has nothing to do with everyone looking the same, and everything to do with OR cleanliness.

Thinking about going into the OR after graduation, is your hospital OR smoke free? I love everything the OR has to offer, but I’m just worried about the inhalation of smoke via the cautery pen. Do they have protection measures in place for this, also what about the radiation exposure from certain cases, do they have you wear a lead shield throughout the case?

Wait until you have your first polytrauma or code blue in the OR and let me know how you handled it without using any critical thinking. Great video otherwise just trying to get a newbie’s perspective of the OR.

Hi, I am a new grad of nursing school and i am interested in OR. Is on-call required on every week or some ppl will be on call and some will not?

Hello po 🙂 I'm a nursing student planning on working in Canada via the postgraduate program route. Can I take the NCLEX immediately after graduating in college or can I only take it after my postgraduate program or should I still gro through NNAS? What are the procedures to be an OR nurse po after passing the NCLEX exam? Thank you po 🥰

Do you work with physician assistants in the OR?

Would you recommened doing OR nursing as a newgrad ? Im conflicted😅

im a new grad with 10 years experience as an ER tech. i'm debating on an ER or OR residency.

Do you work as a circulate nurse or srucb nurse for the RN?

OR provides the scrubs because they don't want you bringing in germs from home and the streets.