Cheryl L Nelson

Orienting to all services

• Multiple job duties in Operating Room, Scrub and Circulate most cases.
• Ability to adapt to new environments quickly
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Reduced medication errors through meticulous administration and documentation of medications.
• Assisted physicians during medical procedures, ensuring accurate delivery of care as prescribed by the healthcare provider.
• Provided compassionate and empathetic support to patients and their families

• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
• Scrub and Circulate most cases.
• Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Scrub and circulate most cases.
• collaborate with team to insure safe and problem free surgeries.

• Duties Included:
• Operating Room Nurse (Trauma Center)
• Relief Charge Nurse
• Scrub and Circulate most cases
• Performed preoperative assessments on patients and evaluated overall health.
• Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.

• Duties Include:
• Operating Room Nurse (Scrub and Circulating Nurse)
• Preceptor
• Computer programs: Epic and HSM
• Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
• Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures.

• Duties included:
• Preoperative Nurse
• PACU Nurse
• Operating Room Nurse (Scrub and Circulating Nurse)
• Charge Nurse
• Preceptor

• Duties included:
• Operating Room Nurse - Preformed Scrub and Circulating duties, and Charge Nurse

• Duties Included:
• Operating Room Nurse – Performed scrub and circulating duties
• Charge Nurse

• Duties included:
• Operating Room Nurse - Performed Scrub and Circulating duties

• Worked in various units to include:
• Emergency Room Staff Nurse
• Critical Care Residency Program (6 month)
• Medical Intensive Care Unit

• Duties Included:
• Army combat Medic
• Emergency room Technician