Day in the life of an OR nurse | Operating Room vlog
Hi!! So excited for you all to see this vlog since this is probably my most requested video. I know there's not very many content about how an OR nurse's day usually is, so I'm glad to share some information and transparency on this subject. Also, we've reached a milestone in this channel... happy 2K subscribers! If you're new here, welcome! Having reached this number just motivates me and inspires me to put out more quality content. Stay tuned! Much love, Bella :)
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morning routine 0:00
clocking in 00:38
getting ready 1:10
inside the OR 2:18
in between cases 4:45
back to OR 5:30
clocking out 5:54
musings 6:38
pastry time yum 9:45
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It certainly takes a team in the OR too. The circulating RN is a patient advocate. Other than, setting up, the RN helps everyone maintain sterile fields, does instrument plus sponge counts. Then does a “ hand off “ report to PACU. I now you know this but just wanted your audience to know some of your other important duties. Great job
Spot on! Thank you (:
No the CST makes sure of sterility my husband has been in the field for 35 years he is the senior scrub!
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I was a surgical tech and scrubbed in on many surgeries from main OR to L&D to Trauma…..loved my job.
@@roberteastes5334…. Yes you are correct. I’m a CST certified through the NBSTSA and the circulating nurse doesn’t get to do the fun stuff like the scrub tech.
The stark difference in how nurses on the floor(med surg, rehab, ltc, ortho, ER etc etc) are treated and burnt out.. not just by patients/their families...but by management,doctors and higher up in the hospitals.. its just sad. More power to ya! Im glad there are greener pastures for good nurses to thrive 😊
Lot of respect for the floor nurses🫡 and thank you!!
I went ICU > PACU > OR and now work fully remote in UM for an insurance company. The *greenest* pastures for nurses are remote UM jobs IMO :)
@@joshsavage9689 i'm actually debating doing that. After 15years of bedside and travel nursing. I need that change.
@@AvianR yep. I’ve only been a nurse for over 4 years. I did a year of travel too. Moved to Florida which pays awful but my remote job pays a lot more. I love it.
There will always be a need for dedicated OR personnel . My wife retired with 45 years in the OR, from a major teaching university with three hospitals , and a medical school . She's done cases from urology, general surgery, ortho, and up to and through neurosurgery and organ transplants . Best wishes to you and your team .
Thank you for what you do, I’m a ex navy hospital corpsman 14 yrs so I know about medicine, I just had back surgery in nov, and when they get me in the door of the operating room, the first thing I do is say hi to everyone, and ask if everyone is feeling good and in a good mood, then to turn on the radio or music to what ever will make them happy, if they are happy, then my surgery will be ok and that’s how I roll
I work as a CST and we couldn’t do our job without you wonderful circulators!! Love to all the OR nurses ❤
Starting my ST program should be graduated in a year..so excited and equally nervous 🤗
@@Ashley-og9tiThey will put you with a seasoned CST and you will learn a lot once you start working in the OR. Every new CST is nervous about starting work. You’ll be amazing!
@@brandonoconnor1079 thank you so much 🤍
@brandonoconnor can I ask where you received your training/certification from??
@@ayasreviewsandtoycolection7148 My surgical technician program was through the military. I received my certification through AST.
Thank you for the consistent new content !
Your confidence is so empowering! Thanks for reminding us all to love ourselves just the way we are. 💖😘
Thank you! 💌
Just saw your channel on my recommendation page and love your content! Me and my family will soon be travelling to Texas for an OR job and this eases some of the unknown especially with the OR setting you guys got there. More vlogs and updates from your channel maam!
Happy to hear that! Thank you and good luck! :)
Really appreciate the detailed video!! I know it’s really limited what you can show.
Love this vlog! I'm an operating room nurse too but I'm based in the Phils. Just recently passed my Nclex and hoping to get into OR too when I'll apply in the States soon.. I love your work environment and everyone seemed great! I hope I'll have the same experience as you soon but I wouldn't expect too much because everything's different like you said.
Thank you! Part of the reason why I enjoy this job is the team I have with me. Best of luck :)
Love this!!
I have a heart condition called tricuspid and I practically grew up in the hospital in fact I just went to the hospital yesterday to get a ultra sound. And ever since I saw what the nurses do I had always wanted to be a nurse for pediatric nurse for Children and I cannot wait until I’m older to be a children’s nurse, thank you so much for These great videos you make me feel better about it ❤️👩⚕️
Thank you for sharing your story. You inspire me! I wish you wellness and all the great things you aspire for and aspire to be 🤍
Thank you for this! This is what I’m thinking of doing after I graduate
Yay!!
This was super informative. Thank you so much!!
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Thanks for sharing this vlog! Most videos don’t really show anything so this was helpful! Seemed a lot less stressful than I thought lol
Thank you! I tried to share as much as I could. I definitely picked a good day to vlog since cases were not as intense. Some days it could get pretty hectic
I’ve heard that “OR nursing” is where nurses go to be happy
Thanks for sharing! Love that the video is positive and you enjoy your work. Very happy for you. Hope you don't mind me pointing this out....not trying to be picky.....nails should be kept short and free of nail polish as they (nails and chipped polish) harbour germs and may tear gloves. This is important especially when one is a scrub nurse.
Worked as CST over 7 years, now working as a OR nurse like both job🥰very rewarding! ❤
Do you mind if I ask what made you want to change roles? I'm starting my ST program I hear sometimes RNs who realize direct patient care or bedside nursing isn't for them moving on or to first assist, even PA. I hear mixed views so often. Just curious 😊
@@Ashley-og9ti the reason I become RN is that I have more options in the future, I can work anywhere, CST is great job, but you can only work in OR or surgery center, not many options, standing for a long hour cases is difficult too! Plus RN pays better as well. I can scrub but get RN pay if I want to. I can still scrub! I enjoy direct pt care! 🤓
Love it! I know many people who took the same path 🤗
just came across your channel and love how in-depth and cheery this was! :) I'm really in between starting out bedside nursing in a progressive or critical care unit or starting an OR residency. are there typically a lot of younger, new nurses in the OR? I've been told it is usually more of a senior nurse realm and I'm worried i won't meet coworkers that i relate with or in the same phase as me as a new nurse
Hi! Thank you
We don't have that here😢 😮 in Florida!!! Where u at??? Yall so happy and get along!! Where I'm at toxic environment...
This is so cool I’m a tech now but I’m getting into school for nursing.
Love to hear this! Good luck 💌
Hi I just found your channel and was wondering if you work in Houston, Texas. As I’m a born and raised Texan I recognized downtown and was curious which hospital you work at. My cousin is a trauma nurse at Ben Taub.
OR nursing is great. I couldn’t stand the smells so I had to switch paths.
What city is this ? It's so nice and smooth the workflow. In new york city it's crazy working in the O.R. it's like all they care about it turnover time.
Hey! Love your videos! I am on my journey to becoming a or nurse and I was wondering if your school had an OR program or did you go to nursing school and then got on the job training? I guess my question is what route did you take to get here?
Hi! Thank you!! Love to hear that. After getting my license, I applied straight for a new grad job. I didn’t have to shadow or do any other programs. Good luck on your journey!
Is it hard to get into the OR I know most nurses love to stay there bc it’s not as stressful as being bedside
Bless u beautiful 4 the wrk u do :)
How much is the sign on bonus, how long is the commitment, what hospital and state yan?
This video is so helpful. I am preparing to be an OR international nurse, so I wonder how to ask for a circulating nurse when I need sterile supplies as a scrub nurse. for example, “Can i have gloves number 7?” I’m not sure of the exact phrasing😂
Glad you found this helpful! I love this question ahaha. We just say “Can I get a (size), (type/brand of glove) glove.” For example, if I needed size 7 Biogel gloves, I just say “can I get 7 Biogels” or “can I get 7 Biogel gloves”
Love your content!! What is your specialty in the OR? (:
Thank you! ENT and Plastic surgery 😌
Love the videos ! I’m thinking of becoming an OR nurse.
I’m in nursing school and I’m interested in the OR. Are you able to rotate between circulating and scrub? Or can you only do 1?
Yes, you can!
You can do both, yes.
Hi! I am a new subscriber🤍. I am a nursing student, but I’ve spent 2 summers in the OR,pre-op, and PACU. Over my time in all 3 areas I really enjoy the OR. Do you think it is a good place to go as a new grad?
Depends what you want!
Hi, welcome! If you are really interested and you enjoy it, then yes :)
shoutout to the sterile processing techs. anyway, thanks for allowing us a peek!!
typically how long are your shifts, cus i know a lot of nurses work 12 hours a day but only work like 3 days a week.
In my experience, you can do five 8-hour days, four 10-hour days, or three 12-hour days as for full time
May I ask what Scrub credits are?
Scrub credits are how many times I can get scrubs from the machine. We usually get 3
What’s the typical OR nurse schedule like? 3x12? Or could it be 5x7? 4x10?
Five 8s, four 10s, three 12s :)
After I’m an RN do I need extra certifications to become an OR nurse?
Not necessarily :)
You and your team seem to get along so well. I’ve heard the OR attracts a certain type of person and bullying is common. Have you even experienced this? I’m starting nursing school and want to work OR one day but I hear the personalities you encounter make it a difficult environment.
bullying isn't specific to OR, it is everywhere because nursing is a female dominated profession so expect cattyness
Thank you! I definitely took into consideration the kind of team I’ll be in when I was choosing my service. Bullying is still prevalent in this career unfortunately, and I’ve had my share of people who make it a difficult work environment, but the helpful and positive people will always outweigh them :)
Im a retired CST. The stress of my 20 year career almost killed me.
Agh...gosh
Nice content kapatid!
Thank you! 💌
Manifesting to become RN in 2025 eventually an OR Nurse in US huhu someday soon
Manifesting this for you too! 🍀
I got triggered when I saw OR 7 because that was our trauma room at the hospital I used to work at 😅
Blessings and healing 🙏🏼 😂😭
do you get the job of cleaning out peoples belly buttons before abdominal surgeries? 😂
Lots of white people. . . Almost exclusively whites and blacks