Registered Nurse Operating Room

Carolyn J. Morrison

*** ****** ****** ** • Palm Bay, Florida• 32905 • 321-***-****

Objective: To obtain a position in a Holistic Health facility, in which I may utilize my education and varied experience as a Registered Nurse.

Medical/Surgical ~ Perioperative Nursing ~Long-term Care Nursing~ Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Summary of Qualifications

• Worked as charge nurse in Long-term care

• Clinical experience varied • Computer literate

• 6-month Perioperative Nursing Course • Above average communication skills

Professional Experience

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Fourteen years’ experience caring for children with various Hematological and Oncological conditions. Administered chemotherapy, blood products and supportive measures to children/youth in a busy clinic setting.

Medical/Surgical

Two years experience in General, Vascular and Plastic Surgery as Operating Room Nurse.

Two years experience in Medical Surgical Nursing caring for all age groups from Pediatrics to Geriatrics.

Provided Primary Nursing Care to clients in a variety of settings.

Incorporated teaching and education into comprehensive client care.

Cared for clients in all stages of the operative experience.

Long Term Care

Three years experience in long term care working with geriatric and disabled population.

Worked as evening charge nurse on Alzheimer and Dementia Wing.

Provided all aspects of nursing care including medications, treatments, ostomy care and intravenous maintenance

Responsible for comprehensive systems assessment and charting.

Provided dignity and comfort at end of life.

Ambulatory Care

Seven years experience in a variety of Ambulatory Care settings.

Prepared clients for all types of day surgery procedures

Worked in busy Endoscopy Unit, preparing clients for endoscopic procedures

Experienced in initiation and maintenance of intravenous catheters.

Performed head to toe assessments on clients in variety of ambulatory care settings

Assisted with endoscopic procedures, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and bronchoscopy

Recovered clients from conscious sedation post-procedure.

Carolyn J. Morrison

4121 Pinewood Drive, Palm Bay, Florida • 32905• 321-***-****

Employment History

Registered Nurse-Staff (2007- 2021)

IWK Health Centre: 6N Ambulatory Clinic, (Clinical Care Provider), Halifax, N.S.

Registered Nurse - Staff

QEII Health Sciences Centre, V.G. & H.I. Sites, Halifax, NS (2000 – 2007)

Registered Nurse - Casual

St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish, NS (1998 - 2000)

Registered Nurse – Long Term Care

Edgewood Center, Portsmouth, NH, USA (1994 - 1997)

Registered Nurse - Staff

Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro, NH, USA (1992 - 1994)

Education

Perioperative Nursing Program

Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, NS (2004)

Orientation program in surgery, recovery room and day surgery

Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro, NH, USA (1994)

Nursing Diploma

Aberdeen School of Nursing, New Glasgow, NS (1992)

References Available Upon Request

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