Operating room nurse
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Oversaw nursing care during the procedure and ensure the operating room remain sterile. Liaised between patients,  families, and medical team. Provided surgical patients with perioperative care in recovery, procedure, and operating rooms.

• Monitored patients as they come out of anesthesia and watching for signs of infection or excessive bleeding.
• Offered pain management and helped patients stay comfortable
• Communicated with patients and their families about the effects of the surgery and explaining the next steps for post-op care.
• Stocked operating rooms with sterile surgical equipment, linens, and supplies.
• Developed and implemented nursing care plans for surgical patients.
• Updated patient files and medical records.
• Maintained safe storage of surgical equipment and supplies.

Assessed patients before surgery and other media procedures to ensure they remained calm throughout the process by alleviating their concerns. Gathered and prepared all supplies needed for surgery and ensured they were completely sanitized and arranged according to the needs of the surgeon.

• Served as an educational lead operating nurse to interns through 2nd-year students before, during, and after surgical procedures.
• Developed strong relationships with patients’ on-call doctors, facilitating communications to ensure that patient care needs were clearly understood.
• Addressed the psychological, physiological, social-cultural, and religious/spiritual needs and requests of the patient as appropriate.
• Determined and directed junior nurses regarding patient information collection based on the patient’s condition as they relate to proposed interventions.
• Collaborated with the health care team to implement standards of care during operative and post-operative stages according to the philosophy and objectives of the health care facility.