I set foot in my first OR in 2018. I will never forget that experience. Since then, it's been a battle with trying to find a job, balancing life, family, & children, continuing my education, attempting to make enough for family, and other things that took priority. If you are like me, you may be out of the field for some time and need a refresher on some things, I hope you find this channel useful. I hope you find this channel helpful in your path to becoming a Surgical Technologist for my future scrubs.
I am quirky, smile too much, make plenty of mistakes, and am a student of life and for life. Without further Ado as Walt Disney says
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
Feel free to look at the playlists I am scouting for good videos for you to use and learn.
Aeger Primo - I.B.
I recently published my first book about the OR to help anxiety for. Our patients.
Hi good morning omg exactly what I was looking for have my interview 10/25/2023 I’m so nervous very thankful to your videos. Thank you I will make sure to come back and leave an update on my interview. Follow up.❤
I am not a good indicator of a job applicant because life got in the way for myself (trauma and legal proceedings that followed) and did not apply myself to job hunting. It took me 2 years to get into any kind of surgery and almost 4 to get to a trauma 2 hospital (my dream job) again life got in the way and lost it. I currently work in the SPD department and loving my team, my dream though is to still go back into the OR
Oh my goodness!!! I just saw this! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Ahhh thank you so much for reviewing my booklet 😭☺️🙏. This is so sweet! Thank you for your honesty! You made my week!!
I feel your pain. Current student right now. You know how they say that the OR is supposed to be 68 to 73 degrees? Well textbooks are not real life, which im sure you learned in clinicals. It was probably closer to 80 degrees. With full lead apron and a gown with double gloves, i got sweaty and a single drop of sweat dropped from my forehead and hit the back table. The surgeon just walked in wet and a feeling of doom washed over lol.
I haven’t been in the OR since May of 2016. Last year I had 7 interviews & NOTHING. I’ve been looking since May of 2016. They always ask me WHY I waited so long? I didn’t wait. I’ve BEEN applying & I still do till this day. No one wants to hire me because it’s been too long & I only have clinical experience. I get SOOO nervous! I know a lot but once I’m in the OR i clam up & start forgetting everything. Do you know why?
It is always discouraging because we keep looking for jobs. I did not get that job I interviewed for, and still looking. During clinicals, I got a full anxiety attack right before I was going to scrub for a craniotomy. My clinical instructor took me back room, with tears running, and barely breathing, I scrubbed in, and was able to complete the surgery without any issues. It's the getting started part that is disheartening sometimes. I wish we could take refresher courses from where we graduated from. I am working on some content that will help review some of the information we may have forgotten. We may be out of the OR for now, but I want us to be ready when someone gives us the opportunity.
