surgical nursing

Re: surgical nursing

Anneke Kuipers — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:01:47 GMT

Tnx for all your replies

I really do think I have to move on at some point...charity hospital is good for the amount and all the different cases but I just feel that I'm not doing what I love most and that is theatre/surgical nursing...

It's just that plunge... it looks deep and black hole-ish

Re: surgical nursing

Felicity Caldwell — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:55:41 GMT

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I would love to be a a surgical or anaesthesia nurse in a referral practice once I qualify!

I think I must be slightly odd too, as I also quite enjoy 'maintaining asepsis' aka cleaning theatre

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Hahaha!! I do find it quite funny how most VNs have their own quirks and neurotic sides!!! I actually could not imagine me without my clean freakyness!!! It drives my other half mad at home

Referral practice is great. Ive only been where I am for 10 months but I totally love it...so happy!!! However, I dont think I could ever go back to General Practice. My work now just gives me so much drive to to further my qualification and be the best I can!!!! Wow, check me and my positive attitude out!!

Re: surgical nursing

Phrin Vernon RVN — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:40:32 GMT

I would love to be a a surgical or anaesthesia nurse in a referral practice once I qualify!

I think I must be slightly odd too, as I also quite enjoy 'maintaining asepsis' aka cleaning theatre

Re: surgical nursing

Felicity Caldwell — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:21:49 GMT

Hiya,

I work in an orthopaedic referral hospital. We still do different shifts alternating between surgery and the wards. But when we are on surgery we can be in theatre for hours and do often have the chance to scrub in! I love my job!!! Most of the VN's where I work are more into their surgery/anaesthesia but i'm quite happy with the nice mix of medical and surgical nursing.

It can involve a fair amount of cleaning - (but to me) that's just part of a maintaining a sterile surgical environment. I suppose every nurse has their own loves and hates of the job...and im just a bit of a neurotic clean freak!!!

Have a good look around, maybe see if you could go and have a look around some different practices, hospitals etc. Im sure you will be able to find a great job that you will love xxxx

Re: surgical nursing

Doolally — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:55:15 GMT

i think the RVC have theatre nurse's...keep checking on their website for vacancies

Re: surgical nursing

Anneke Kuipers — Sat, 08 May 2010 15:16:26 GMT

thank you

guess a good time to up date my CV

Re: surgical nursing

Nick Shackleton — Sat, 08 May 2010 15:04:21 GMT

have you seen this???

http://www.vetsonline.com/annonces/emploi_curl.php?idp=18&id=183379&page=emploi&

Re: surgical nursing

Anneke Kuipers — Sat, 08 May 2010 15:01:32 GMT

Cool thanks

I live in London at the mo but am not tied

Re: surgical nursing

Nick Shackleton — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:58:59 GMT

Where you living I can keep an eye open for you

Re: surgical nursing

Anneke Kuipers — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:54:44 GMT

Thank you all for your reactions
it does sound like I have to keep an eye out for referal practice vacancies then..
I don't mind the normal amount of cleaning but I saw one theatre nurse job and came with specific job discription and that was about 60% cleaning.. I think that that would get a bit boring, and the scrubbing in was done by the student vets.
Rotating is OK as long as it more than just once in 3 months a week in theatre.
I do enjoy other aspects of our job as well though

We'll have to wait and see what will happen in the future! Can wait!

Re: surgical nursing

Nick Shackleton — Sat, 08 May 2010 09:56:36 GMT

Where I was before joining the dark side was a surgical based practice. Spent quite a lot of time in theatre mainly doing anaesthesia, but with the support of anaesthetist normally got some interesting cases and used ventilator which is always a bit exciting. Got rota'd to scrub quite a bit we then had to decide between us and the surgery intern who would scrub for those cases of the day. There is cleaning to do ie between cases and at the end of the day. We had an instrument tech. so she sorted those through the day. Have you seen the job at Glasgow uni? I like surgical nursing too. Best thing to do would be to look out for referral practices looking for surgical nurses. Would agree with steph that you still rotate through different disciplines within the hospital, but not all referral hospitals are run this way Any other information feel free to ask.

http://tinyurl.com/35u6f5g

Re: surgical nursing

Steph Worsley — Sat, 08 May 2010 09:51:16 GMT

there are referral practices who have dedicated theatre nurses, we have them where I am, I think if you want to go down that route you need to look at university hospitals, and some private referral places although I think most of the private places you still rotate round.

Re: surgical nursing

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sat, 08 May 2010 07:00:38 GMT

I don't enjoy theatre, it's my least favourite place at work. I wouldn't say I'm rubbish at it (some might)... but I still have to do... much like the nurses that don't enjoy consulting or kennel have to cover shifts in there. Unlike human nursing - where you can speicialise - there are very few jobs like that in veterinary care, you kinda have to take to good with the bad.