23. You can look at a tissue specimen and start to plan what you're
going to cook for supper that night.
24. You can retrieve a pager or cell phone attached to the surgeon
under his sterile gown and never so much as think about where you're
putting your hands. His parts is just parts, too.
25. You go home and realize you haven't been to the bathroom all
day. Your bladder has the capacity of an elephant's.
26. You know how a situation is going by which four-letter words you
hear in the OR: oops, uh-oh and two others we can't print that are
usually preceded by either "Ah, #@*%" or "Oh, &!%$."
OSM
Editor's note: "You Might Be an OR Nurse If ..." originally appeared in our
July 2005 issue. Paula Watkins, RN, will be
back with a new "Behind Closed Doors" column next month.
Behind Closed Doors
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