Just wondering if everyone has similar personality traits. Is being a control freak a good thing? Does this trait spill into your personal life or only in 'work mode'?
Also in your personal life? Or something you turn off when not at work?
Control freak, at work and at home. My wife is, as well, and we have similar neurosis, so it works out alright.
ThisHa, I am the complete opposite of a control freak.
Only for things that matter. And most things don't matter. So I guess not.
Is being a control freak a good thing?
Are we talkin' whips and chains?only a freak in da sheets
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With experience you learn where the pitfalls are and that's where you take control. The rest of the time is doesn't matter.
Our names are similar/related...yet differentYea, we all have the exact same personality traits, favorite foods, hobbies, and bathroom tendencies. Man you're good!
Overall, it is good for show, but not for patient outcomes.
It can be if you work by yourself, or if those that work under you are on the same page. I was told recently by the SRNAs here that I am the most particular staff to work with, in that I ensure that the workspace is clean and clear of extraneous drugs/equipment, with lines not wrapped in knots and locked off in multiple places. If there is a complicated case that requires multiple infusions, the pumps are set up my way, so that I can tell at a quick glance what is infusing, without having to wait as the drug/dose scrolls by on the display. It has nothing to do with insecurity, and more to do with the fact that I can react faster when I know where everything is, and what's going on. I can be thrown in the room, and still do the case, but there will be small delays when reaching for syringes, adjusting pumps, setting up new lines/devices that were not stocked, etc. This is what I classify as being a control freak at work.
Overall, it is good for show, but not for patient outcomes.
I was told recently by the SRNAs here that I am the most particular staff to work with...
That's a pretty bold opinion that you have absolutely no way of factually backing-up.
(1) That's the kind of thing they say to someone they don't like to work with.
(2) Just so we're clear, it wasn't a compliment.
It can be if you work by yourself, or if those that work under you are on the same page. I was told recently by the SRNAs here that I am the most particular staff to work with, in that I ensure that the workspace is clean and clear of extraneous drugs/equipment, with lines not wrapped in knots and locked off in multiple places. If there is a complicated case that requires multiple infusions, the pumps are set up my way, so that I can tell at a quick glance what is infusing, without having to wait as the drug/dose scrolls by on the display. It has nothing to do with insecurity, and more to do with the fact that I can react faster when I know where everything is, and what's going on. I can be thrown in the room, and still do the case, but there will be small delays when reaching for syringes, adjusting pumps, setting up new lines/devices that were not stocked, etc. This is what I classify as being a control freak at work.
I would like to think I can walk into any case regardless of how things are set up and ordered and complete it assuming a competent plan being carried out. I don't think not wanting knots in IV lines and having a reasonably clean space is a "control freak". That's a job standard. You've hinted at several other high maintenance things that may classify you as one though.
It's just easier when you started it, and set it up yourself. That's the part that I am trying to emphasize as control. I like planning the case and setting things up myself (which is good, because we don't have techs that will do that for us), I like knowing where my drugs are, and that all of my lines actually work.
I want to include OCD and perfectionism in this discussion as well. Also do these traits spill over into personal life?Control freak kind of implies that you are supervising.
Can you be a thought of as a control freak when you work alone? I don't think so. That would be more properly characterized as being OCD or anal, which I think is your situation.
I think you may as well be asking our favorite colors.I want to include OCD and perfectionism in this discussion as well. Also do these traits spill over into personal life?
The humpty dance is your chance to do the humpI'm a freak..........I like the girls with the boom. I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom.