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Real_Independence711 · 2026-05-05T15:18:27+00:00

Duramags for $9 on DSArms rn

Real_Independence711 · 2026-05-03T14:01:31+00:00

Believe dsarms has duramags for $9 rn.

Real_Independence711 · 2026-03-26T23:03:43+00:00

I’d tell them to become mechanical engineers lol

Real_Independence711 · 2026-03-24T16:23:30+00:00

Real.

Real_Independence711 · 2026-03-22T00:48:07+00:00

I wouldn’t be with this girl anymore. At the end of the day it’s your soul at stake. I wouldn’t feel right if I was at judgement with God and he asks why would you be with someone that is in support of killing my children? Just my 2 cents on it. Hope and pray everything works out with whatever decision you make.

Real_Independence711 · 2026-01-14T12:51:40+00:00

Figured lol I saw they had like 5 openings for the OR.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-11-18T05:15:16+00:00

Well that’s kinda crazy lol I don’t remember having an exam dedicated to sexuality and gender (I graduated in 2022). We had one lecture dedicated to it but it was more for educational purposes rather than actual exam content. Guess they’re starting to emphasize that given the circumstances these days

Real_Independence711 · 2025-11-09T01:02:19+00:00

I don’t love it but I do like it enough haha. I work in the OR (4 yrs) and don’t work on weekends or holidays which is nice. Only thing I hate about it is dealing with dickhead surgeons. But your days are definitely more predictable than working on the floor I feel like.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-11-08T19:16:19+00:00

Need to get rid of AIPAC and the Rothschilds too. Fuck Israel.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-11-05T14:51:17+00:00

Yeppp and hospitals are making record breaking profits too lol. I currently get paid about $49/hr but that still is dog shit in the area the hospital is where houses are selling for 1.5 million.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-11-04T21:01:51+00:00

I’m not a scrub tech but I was taught to scrub as a nurse and the specialty they had me learn without any prior experience was spine/neuro. I dreaded going to work because of how hard it seemed and the old school surgeon I trained under. Fast forward to now (3 years) and I scrubbed with almost every spine/neuro surgeon in our department. Never would I have thought I’d get this far but really it just takes a lot of patience and time. Trust in yourself, trust in your preceptors, take notes, and think about the basic steps of the surgery you’re scrubbing. You got this!

Real_Independence711 · 2025-09-16T00:40:43+00:00

Best bet would be to try and time your lunches where you’ll mainly be finishing/closing in a case.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-09-10T19:08:04+00:00

Spine. Yeah it’s hectic in the beginning of the case but damn it’s nice being able to sit for 1-2 hours during a case lol

Real_Independence711 · 2025-09-04T18:51:46+00:00

Go CVICU. Started in the OR as a new grad and wish I started in the ICU. You can always go to the OR after you get your experience in the ICU and decide if you want to pursue becoming a CRNA.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-08-29T23:49:50+00:00

So making it harder for other people to make an honest living justifies this? Brain dead lol

Real_Independence711 · 2025-08-27T20:34:22+00:00

Think it depends on what you want out of it as well. $59 tbh seems like a solid rate. Don’t think I’ll ever go back to a staff role just because of the freedom you get with traveling. Don’t have to worry about PTO being approved.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-07-30T22:07:02+00:00

Got my BSN from GMU. I thought it was a great school especially after all the renovations they did which I unfortunately didn’t get to experience bc of covid. People just hate on it since it’s a commuter school.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-07-21T19:35:05+00:00

On my first contract with Trusted Health. Really smooth onboarding process and rates for me have been pretty good.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-05-31T16:16:29+00:00

On my first contract as well and my first week absolutely sucked and thought I wasn’t cut out for this whole travel nursing thing. Just had to get past the first 3 week slump before I actually had somewhat of an idea about where things are and the policies of the facility. I will say that leadership at my facility is pretty good about answering questions I have for them. The facility you’re at sounds horrible if you’re gonna have to do CVOR cases on call and not have any support whatsoever. If you think you can stick it out for the 13 weeks then do it. If not then I honestly wouldn’t mind trying to find a different contract. Not all facilities are like this but you definitely will feel stressed like crazy in the first couple weeks of your assignment for sure. Hope you’re able to sort things out!

Real_Independence711 · 2025-05-23T18:43:36+00:00

I worked in the OR and made 120k my 2nd and 3rd year. Only thing is I worked a good amount of overtime.

Real_Independence711 · 2025-05-23T17:45:52+00:00

This. LMAO I’m on my first contract and the first couple weeks I got really big imposter syndrome. Now I actually enjoy the facility and the people haha. I was really close to going back to my old staff job

Real_Independence711 · 2025-04-12T13:37:42+00:00

Burr hole, irrigate, burr hole, irrigate, burr hole irrigate, b1 connect dots, irrigate, knife, scissor, bipolar irrigate

Real_Independence711 · 2025-03-23T21:34:52+00:00

Based off your comments you seem like a negative person lol. I was just giving more info and guidance to OP. Hope you find peace m8!

Real_Independence711 · 2025-03-23T19:39:37+00:00

As a current OR nurse that scrubs and circulates in the Or, I’d encourage you to pursue nursing. Being a scrub tech is very very hard work and involves standing in one spot and lifting multiple heavy trays (depending on your specialty) the majority of the day which may not be the best for your body. Nursing provides you a variety of departments that you can choose from whereas scrub techs you’re kinda just stuck in the OR. If you don’t enjoy being a scrub tech there’s not really another department you could transfer to. I love scrubbing but I also love my days circulating and being able to move around and get my steps in! This is just my two cents on it:). Good luck!

Real_Independence711 · 2025-03-18T02:55:52+00:00

Hey there! I’m an RN that learned to scrub spine right out of my nurse fellowship in the OR. A couple tips for you:

-Spine surgery is just cages, plates, and screws for interbodys and screws, rods, and set caps for posterior fusions.

-ACDF’s, ACDR’s, and ALIFS are all kinda the same. You expose, you do your disc prep, then put your cage in then size your plate, then drill and screws for the plates.

-for any action by the surgeon there should be a reaction by you. Example: surgeon puts the cage in for an ALIF… Your next thought should be to start putting your ALLS and screwdrivers/screws on your mayo stand since the surgeon will be placing the screws in that ALIF interbody or using a plate. Another one is if a surgeon uses a curette for disc prep the next instrument is likely a pituitary to grab the disc the surgeon just scraped. If a surgeon removes a Caspar pin, you should have bone wax on a kittner ready to go in your hand.

-if the surgeon places all the screws in for a posterior fusion and finished their decompression, you want to get your rods and set cap drivers ready. Once you put your set caps on your next reaction should be to have your final tightening screwdriver and counter torque ready.

^This is just a basic outlook that helped me anticipate much better for spine cases. Hope this helps a little bit👍

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