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	Archive > April, 2006	Vol. VII, No. 4

Behind Closed Doors

Now Playing in OR 1

Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR

Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR It's no wonder our facilities are a rich source for TV and the silver screen. You've got your drama, comedy and action, your heartbreak and triumph over adversity. Even non-medical titles can remind you that working in surgery is entertainment on demand. Let's go to the movies, surgical style.

The Damned Don't Cry (1950): Even back then they had a movie about OR nursing.

Carry On Nurse (1959): "Nurse?" Now there's a name none of the surgeons call us anymore.

Change of Habit (1969): Something those surgeons will never experience. (Imagine! Showing up for surgery on time!)

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