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By: Paula Watkins
Published: 3/14/2019
In OR years, I’m officially old. I’m that nurse who thinks that if it’s not broken, keep it so I don’t have to learn how to use new stuff. And I’m that nurse who’s suddenly surrounded by BSNs who were still in diapers when I started in surgery. It hasn’t been easy getting used to these youngsters.
Yes, I know I sound like a curmudgeon. But don’t let my gruff exterior deceive you. I was once in your clogs, giggling at things my older peers thought were inappropriate.
I might look at you with disapproval, but I’m smiling when I walk away. And I might disapprove of your taste in music, but I sometimes bob my head when you aren’t watching.
I’ll watch over you. I’ll have your back if something wasn’t your fault (like the Otis elevator). I won’t let you be treated the way my older peers treated me. I’ll get between you and an abusive member of the surgical team.
When you reach my age and you’re working with a fresh-faced nurse, I hope you’ll support them and help them grow. Now please turn down that questionable music. My ears are about to start bleeding. OSM
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