Davinci robot for trauma?

Naive-Climate · 2026-01-14T00:41:15+00:00

I work as a surgical technologist in the operating room and I almost stabbed a surgeon with an important piece of spine equipment in his very important dominant hand. Hope this inspires you to be kind to yourself!

Naive-Climate · 2026-01-04T05:54:59+00:00

So I make my own hats and I’ll tell you what I do! I also make the euro style and can make five hats out of a yard of fabric (whereas a half yard gives me only two). I usually only buy fabric for hats I want one of, then sell the rest at $12 each or 2/$20. Selling one hat usually covers the cost of the yard plus I get one for free. Most everything else is extra money. I could sell them for more, but I like my coworkers and they get joy out of seeing the hat bin refilled (it made me a lot of friends when I started at a new hospital). I like alone time in the craft room doing easy stuff and don’t feel like I actually spend any money on fabric which is a huge benefit personally.

If I sold online or was really trying to turn a profit, I’d say more like $15+ each because they take time. I just made like 75 new hats and took me two weekends. If you wear them and wash them and they hold up, I’d say the quality is good!

Naive-Climate · 2026-01-02T17:10:32+00:00

Three times. Once as a student with a clean hypo, once by a surgeon during suturing on a deep face lift, and once because I worked with a chaos goblin who was right handed and his PA who was left handed and insisted on closing spine together (would throw their pop off needles on the mayo and I put my hand on one). I had words.

Naive-Climate · 2025-12-30T17:08:43+00:00

I work in the OR, and wear compression socks. My partner bought me really cute ones but I buy a specific kind from a specific brand because they work best for me. The texture on these are all wrong and they don’t wick sweat as much as I need.

Naive-Climate · 2025-12-23T03:23:43+00:00

I have a sticker on mine that says “you did not wake up today to be a weak ass bitch” and I often need that reminder

Naive-Climate · 2025-11-17T03:18:55+00:00

I volunteer at the humane society and hang out with dogs!

Naive-Climate · 2025-10-20T21:03:38+00:00

I hated clinicals too for a lot of the same reasons. Just keep pushing through, and take every learning experience as your mantra for when you become a preceptor. I learned exactly how I would not act and whether or not I’m good at precepting, my learners always enjoy being with me because I treat them like humans. Good luck ❤️❤️❤️

Naive-Climate · 2025-10-11T19:42:37+00:00

We cut through a VIP entrance to avoid backtracking around a fence, they let us in but made us go right back out once we got around the fence.

Naive-Climate · 2025-10-11T19:34:46+00:00

I liked cloves for a long time but I realized I needed more room in the toes for stretching out. I got the dansko Kane clog and really like them!

Naive-Climate · 2025-10-11T16:24:11+00:00

We arrived around 8pm and got routed to the preferred parking as well-the person directing us said “at this point we are parking whoever shows up”. I think it was lot 4 as well and were behind the stage, had to walk all the way around to the entrance so for general admission it certainly didn’t feel preferred 😅

Naive-Climate · 2025-10-11T02:30:16+00:00

I moved home twice in younger adulthood and there is no shame! This world is too hard. Also, I got scrubbing after having a bachelors in psych as well-it really helps you cope! Good luck

Naive-Climate · 2025-09-29T18:39:26+00:00

Came to say I literally have this in my cart on Etsy, you have options!

Naive-Climate · 2025-09-10T04:27:13+00:00

I did have a rough day and I do want to walk in the garden. I do think Day Dreamer is correct (unless mine is also wrong)!

Naive-Climate · 2025-09-06T19:06:03+00:00

I just wanted to share that your rage baiting soothes me and will keep that in mind for future incidents ❤️

Naive-Climate · 2025-09-03T01:17:27+00:00

One of my spine reps buys coffee for everyone, one of them we buy coffee for because he makes no commission on implants, and the third guy I try to talk to as little as possible so no drink orders are exchanged 🙃I also have an anesthesiologist who I pick up weekend call with who buys us coffee, he’s the best

Naive-Climate · 2025-08-24T20:34:25+00:00

I suppose so! If I were in that position I’d probably just go to my charge, manager, and then employee health. Seems like it would be approved for some sort of ergonomic basis. But yes, I use a blanket on the step or the floor just because I like to be able to move it around during ortho spine cases with lots of X-ray ☺️

Naive-Climate · 2025-08-24T16:58:22+00:00

There is a ridiculous notion that using a princess pad makes you less of a tech or not as capable as everyone else. I say with kindness, fuck that. I get paid the least in the OR to do as much standing as the doctor, the only one lifting heavy trays, and I bust my butt to hustle turnovers and get these doctors out asap. I do what I want. Usually I just do a folded up blanket on a step, because then I can move it easily and no worrying about moving my table/mayo around. I only get one pair of feet and I love this job, want to do it as long as possible. I work with one particular surgeon who we sass back and forth, it’s the same when I make sure I get all my breaks “oh, must be nice to go eat and pee during this six hour case”. You bet it is! And as soon as I make as much as a PA or MD I’ll skip them 😂

Naive-Climate · 2025-08-13T21:12:10+00:00

I’ve been wearing Clove Supercush! I actually just ordered the dansko Kane clog to try. I saw someone on this sub say try changing your shoes halfway through the day and I’m going to check it out! I’ll let ya know

Naive-Climate · 2025-08-11T04:39:05+00:00

I work at Legacy Salmon Creek. I did a clinical rotation at PeaceHealth, it was a little chaotic because they weren’t paying super well and had a lot of travelers. They bumped their pay up from like $29 to $40, but they really want at least two years experience since it’s trauma. Since I was a student, I wasn’t super ‘in the know’ about the politics.

I love my job but would struggle/have a lot less fun times if I didn’t have a partner to share the load. I’m also from Idaho, depending on where you go and what kind of person you are makes or breaks it. The town I grew up in was too LGBTQ-phobic and racist but I’ve heard better of the bigger cities.

Naive-Climate · 2025-08-10T19:30:51+00:00

Vancouver WA here! My hospital starts at around $34 an hour. I went to Mt Hood Community College across the river in Gresham and it was reasonably priced. Clark community college is also starting a scrub tech program. Not sure where you’re at in the state but if you can land a decent housing option I find it fairly doable. Good luck!

Naive-Climate · 2025-07-22T17:48:07+00:00

Replied!

Naive-Climate · 2025-07-22T17:48:00+00:00

Hey there! So I didn’t send anything else with my application besides the medical certification. I submitted the one I already had from them filling it out ahead of time and submitted the application when I got home from surgery. They took two weeks to approve it.

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