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M
ore and
more, I
wonder if
I'm still outpatient
surgery material. I
don't mean writing
for Outpatient
Surgery Magazine,
but rather keeping
up with all those
pretty, perky nurses
and all those dash-
ing, dexterous sur-
geons cranking out
all those short,
same-day cases.
Have I stayed too
long at the party?
Have I officially
become the cranky,
crotchety old nurse I
swore I'd never be? You know, the one who has to have things done a
certain way because it's always been done a certain way. Or maybe a
part of me yearns for the golden olden days of the Main OR.
I'll admit, I prefer the longer cases with the slower surgeons. The
youngsters bang their heads against the wall when assigned to Dr.
Molasses. Me? I clap my hands and jump up and down with my good
Behind Closed Doors
Paula Watkins, RN
The Way We Were
Longing for the golden olden days of the Main OR.