Monique Sperry
Conway,AR
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse with over 12 years of diverse nursing experience, including 7 years in Medical-Surgical Nursing. I am currently employed in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Passionate about delivering exceptional, patient-centered care while ensuring every patient feels heard, respected, and supported throughout their surgical experience. Recognized for professionalism, excellent communication, and the ability to build trusting relationships with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary teams. Skilled in preoperative and postoperative patient care, patient education, care coordination, comprehensive patient assessment, and collaborating closely with surgeons to provide safe, individualized, high-quality care.
I would love the opportunity to join your team and look forward to hearing from you.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Recovery Room Registered Nurse
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, AR
02.2025 - Current
- Post operative patient care
- Administer patient care in high-pressure environments, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and best practices.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for diverse patient populations.
- Monitor vital signs and patient conditions, adjusting care strategies based on real-time assessments and feedback.
- Educate families on post-discharge care, fostering understanding and adherence to treatment regimens.
- Time management & critcal thinking
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Arkansas Children's Hospital
02.2024 - 11.2024
- Utilize critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions
- Patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary
- Administer medications safely
- Provide compassionate care
- Manage challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
- Patient education
- Address questions and concerns of patients and families
- Specimen collection
- Coordinate patient care with the laboratory, OR, radiology, doctors, inpatient units, EMS, and outside hospitals and facilities
Patient Navigation Center Nurse
Conway Regional Medical Center
09.2021 - 10.2024
- Speak with recently discharged patients to address concerns and to assist with a smooth transition of care
- Assist in setting up follow up appointments for patients
- Facilitate communication between providers and patients
- Speak with patients to address issues and concerns in a timely manner to assist in preventing patient readmissions
- Advise patients on post-operative instructions, medication administration and symptoms indicating emergency care
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Arkansas Children's Hospital
05.2014 - 08.2021
- Management of direct patient care from admission to discharge
- Medication administration
- Chart patient care on EPIC
- Coordinate patient care with the laboratory, OR, interventional radiology, case management, doctors, other inpatient units, MEMS, and outside hospitals
- Assessment of patients
- Care planning
- Vital signs/ADLs
- Wound care
- Tube feeds
- Catheter management
- Nasogastric tube management
- Chest tube management
- Specimen collection
Education
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR05-2014
Pre-Nursing
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR2012
Skills
- Pre & Post-Operative Patient Care
- Patient Education
- Physician Collaboration
- Compassionate Bedside Manner
- Patient assessments
- Epic Documentation
- Problem Analysis/Resolution
- Providing individualized patient care
- Critical thinking
- Collaborating with teams
- Providing safe and effective care at a competent level
- Coordinating care with different departments and outside hospitals
- Pain Management
- Effective Communication
- Patient Advocacy
Timeline
Recovery Room Registered Nurse
Arkansas Children's Hospital
02.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Arkansas Children's Hospital
02.2024 - 11.2024
Patient Navigation Center Nurse
Conway Regional Medical Center
09.2021 - 10.2024
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Arkansas Children's Hospital
05.2014 - 08.2021
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences
Pre-Nursing
University of Central Arkansas
License
Monique Jolean Sperry - RN - R096661- Unencumbered – Issued 07/23/2014 - Expiration 10/31/2026
References
- Missie Martinous
RN IV, Preop/PACU Patient Care Manager - Arkansas Children's Hospital
Phone: 501-247-0275
Email: wootenmm@archildrens.org
- Ginger King
Hematology and Oncology APRN- Arkansas Children's Hospital
Phone: 501-499-2103
Email: kingGS@archildrens.org
- Angie Bigler
PACU, RN III
Phone: 501-837-1379
Email: biglerAB@archildrens.org