Update on Theatre Work

I scrubbed the other day - meaning I was the RN in charge of preparing and handing the instruments to the surgeon - the first time in 25 years! It all come back and I was quite confident. The next day, I scrubbed for another list of operations, and was going well, but when it came time to close up and do the count, I discovered that I had counted a ligature pack as a needle, and so I was one needle short, but on checking and realising the mistake, I wasn't really short at all. I informed the surgeon (and apologised) and an x-ray proved that there was nothing left behind! Now, that's a lesson I've learnt the hard way.

Apart from that, all is going well... my legs and feet are getting more used to it, and one of the RN's gave my a nice compliment and said it was hard to believe I was away for 25 years! At this stage, it's fun being back in theatre!

Working in Theatres

I worked yesterday in Theatres for the first time in 25 years! It was really interesting to see how little the instruments have changed!

The worst thing was at the end of the day, my feet were killing me and my back was aching something terrible! Today I wore compression socks (the ones you wear on a plane to prevent DVT's) , and I took every opportunity to sit down and today was lots better!

The staff there seem great and I have a good boss!

I spent the first 3 days of the week at Gosford for general Orientation - that was interesting - significant changes in OH & S. I'll be down in Gosford for another 3 days at the end of the month for specific orientation for the Theatres.

It's nice to be employed again. It's a good feeling making a contribution to society again.