Taiwo Agbelusi

I work as an operating room RN here with surgery specialties including; general, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics and podiatry.

All tasks mentioned in my previous jobs are carried out here with the additional experience in abdominal transplant surgeries like kidney transplant.

I worked here as an operating room RN traveler. I carried out all the tasks as mentioned in my previous job.

I circulated for various surgical specialties including general surgeries, laparoscopic surgeries, robotics, orthopedics and trauma, gynecology, urology, plastic and reconstructive, spine and neuro surgeries.

I was involved in the assessment of patient's surgical needs in the operating room in order to decide on their needs and plan accordingly for proper implementation.

As an operating room nurse circulator, l was involved in the preparation of the operating room for surgical procedures including ensuring availability of properly functioning equipments and sterile surgical instruments and supplies.

Maintenance of asepsis in the operating room.

Ensuring patient safety through appropriate patient identification system, initiating timeout before surgical procedures, adequate thermoregulation in the operating room, properly functioning positioning and skin protecting devices.

Ensuring a comforting environment for my patients, both physically and psychologically.

Proper patient positioning for various surgical procedures.

Skin preparation and disinfection of surgical sites before draping.

Proper handling and transport of specimens.

Serving as the communication liaison between the surgical team and other personnel involved in patient care.

I worked here in all the perioperative nursing units including the preoperative unit, the post anesthesia care unit, and most often in the operating rooms where l worked as both a scrub nurse and also a circulating nurse.

All tasks as mentioned in the previous job above.

I carried out all tasks as mentioned above as doubling as the charge nurse and operating room nurse.

All tasks and responsibilities as mentioned in the jobs above.

This was a residency program where l worked and trained to care for perioperative patients including intraoperative care in the operating room. Various shifts and call duty were taken here to expose us to elective cases and also emergency surgical cases.

All duties and responsibilities as mentioned in the jobs above.

I took care of patients with various medical conditions and also of others needing or having surgical procedures done using the nursing process approach.

All tasks mentioned in my previous jobs are carried out here with the additional experience in abdominal transplant surgeries like kidney transplant.