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Archive > October, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 10

Behind Closed Doors

Trick or Treat?

Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR

There's no doubt about it: OR nursing can be a pretty sweet gig, even when that "sweet" is bittersweet. Recently I've been thinking about children going trick-or-treating, how the candy they bring home can remind me of a day on the job any time of year - and not just because of between-case "lunches" from the vending machine. Happy Halloween and remember to brush your teeth.

  • Whoppers. Those call-in-sick excuses at 0600.
  • 3 Musketeers. The scrub tech, the circulator and the CRNA.
  • Pop Rocks. OR music. Rock out and dance like no one's looking.
  • Ice Breakers. A must for any traveling nurse starting a new assignment. (There's a lot of ice to break at some hospitals.)
  • Runts. Scrub techs, when assigned to tall surgeons. (It's inevitable.)
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