Life in the O.R.

I've decided to update my blog weekly or bi-weekly since I suck terribly at updating. However, that gives me more stories to tell than if I updated daily. So we'll see how that goes :)

So in my last blog I stated that I finally am back in the workfield. This time in the Operating Room. And may I say, ever since I started, I've loved every single minute of it so far. This is my field...the area that gives me adrenaline & that allows me to gain knowledge that only so few my age can dream of learning.

Then again, this is me...probably the biggest medical geek you'll ever meet. Going into the hospital in scrubs & opening those double doors, the gateway into the OR, is such an amazing feeling. The fact that my peers include renowned surgeons & that I am part of their life saving surgical team awes me.

The best part is that I totally underestimated my position. Not only am I responsible for transporting patients to & from surgery in the OR, but I am also responsible for administering oxygen, monitoring/initiating EKGs, & judging from the OR surgery board which patients be brought down for surgery before others. The fact that I can finally call the admits "my patients" allows me to take a bigger step into my future career in medicine.

I love my job. Enough said. Despite the fact that there will be days of frustration, the pros outway the cons.

I'm proud to be a worker in the Operating Room.

The OR & the hospital is my domain...my sanctuary to gain knowledge & insight into the art of medicine.

'Til next time.

Deuces.