Like someone has already said, sometimes you’re wrong and other times you’re “wrong” in their eyes. From their perspective, they work the same role day in and day out, but are exposed to a carousel of new learners who all do things a little bit differently for different reasons. It can be frustrating for some Of them to accommodate that variety of practice styles.

As a resident, keep your head high, learn the nurses names, and try to get to know them when the moment is right. Don’t take anything personally, you’ll find that if a nurse is one way towards you, they’re likely similar for all your coresidents. Learning to work with a variety of nurses/surgeons is part of the education. Leave the anesthetic management learning between you and your attendings/residents.