Registered Nurse, Operating Room Resume


Autumn French Registered Nurse, Operating Room (336) 555-4827 autumn.french@example.com linkedin.com/example/autumnfrench Greensboro, NC 27403 STRENGTHS Patient Advocacy During simulations, verified patient details and spoke up about gaps before care proceeded, supporting safer, calmer encounters. Clinical Reasoning Case planning connected assessment findings with nursing diagnoses, interventions, and evaluation, making priorities clearer during debriefings. Sterile Practice Repeated simulation stations built steady awareness of sterile boundaries, contamination risks, counts, and corrective actions. Team Communication SBAR practice helped present focused findings to anesthesia and surgical peers, and classmates sought clear handoff guidance. Reflective Learning After each simulation, reviewed feedback and adjusted sequencing or escalation steps, turning small observations into better preparation. SKILLS Patient assessment Care planning Nursing process Sterile technique Infection prevention Surgical safety SBAR Patient education Clinical documentation Interdisciplinary communication Perioperative nursing Circulating role Scrub role Patient centered care Clinical handoff LANGUAGES English Native 40 Spanish Intermediate 20 MY CAREER SUMMARY New graduate registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, North Carolina RN licensure, and supervised preparation for operating room practice. Clinical simulations and academic work built capability in patient assessment, care planning, medication safety, infection prevention, sterile technique, surgical counts, patient positioning, preoperative verification, documentation, and postoperative handoff. Practice included circulating and scrub role foundations across general surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, and urology scenarios. Faculty guided case work strengthened use of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation within patient centered care. Research and peer mentoring developed clear SBAR communication, respectful patient advocacy, and productive collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. Ready for structured preceptor guidance, competency development, and continued growth across inpatient and ambulatory surgical settings, with a steady focus on safe care for patients and families. EDUCATION Bachelor's Degree in Nursing University of North Carolina at Greensboro GPA: 4.0 2026 Greensboro, NC Coursework: Perioperative Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, Nursing Research, Health Assessment, Pharmacology TECHNICAL SKILLS Perioperative Nursing: Scrub role, Circulating role, Surgical counts Patient Care Planning: Assessment, Nursing diagnoses, Evaluation Surgical Safety: Patient verification, Consent checks, Time out procedures Sterile Practice: Sterile fields, Contamination response, Instrument awareness Clinical Communication: SBAR, Handoff reporting, Interdisciplinary rounds Clinical Documentation: Training records, Care plans, Event documentation Infection Prevention: Hand hygiene, Aseptic technique, Isolation precautions Surgical Specialties: General surgery, Orthopedics, Gynecology Simulation Training: Competency stations, Debriefing, Preceptor feedback Research Methods: Evidence tables, Peer reviewed sources, Poster presentation Patient Safety: Patient identification, Positioning checks, Escalation Clinical Standards: Professional practice, Accreditation standards, Scope of practice SKILLS Patient assessment Care planning Nursing process Sterile technique Infection prevention Surgical safety SBAR Patient education Clinical documentation Interdisciplinary communication Perioperative nursing Circulating role Scrub role Patient centered care Clinical handoff EXPERIENCE Perioperative Nursing Capstone University Project January 2026 - May 2026 Greensboro, NC Faculty supervised capstone focused on safe perioperative transitions for simulated adult surgical cases. Work covered care planning, verification, intraoperative priorities, handoff communication, infection prevention, and evidence based presentation. Mapped perioperative transitions for simulated adult cases using assessment, verification, handoff, and evaluation steps. Applied nursing process across 12 scenarios, documenting diagnoses, interventions, implementation steps, and evaluation criteria. Practiced sterile field awareness, surgical counts, positioning principles, specimen handling, and circulating communication. Built preoperative checklist covering identity, procedure, consent, allergies, history, and required documentation. Reviewed infection prevention evidence and presented practical surgical safety findings to 18 classmates. Revised escalation and handoff protocol after simulation debriefings identified communication and workflow gaps. Operating Room Nursing Simulation Student Lab September 2025 - December 2025 Greensboro, NC Supervised simulation experience introducing operating room workflows for circulating and scrub roles across several surgical specialties. Repeated competency stations developed room preparation, sterile practice, assessment, SBAR communication, charting, patient advocacy, and response to feedback. Completed supervised simulations for general surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, and urology operating room scenarios. Prepared rooms with preference information, supply lists, and safety checks before simulated patient arrival. Recognized contamination events during timed scenarios and initiated corrective actions under instructor observation. Conducted simulated assessments and interviews, then communicated findings through SBAR to surgical team peers. Documented events, counts, positioning checks, and handoff details in perioperative training records. Applied preceptor feedback to improve sequencing, communication, situational awareness, and patient advocacy. Perioperative Patient Safety Research Project Academic Research January 2025 - May 2025 Greensboro, NC Academic research project examined preventable perioperative safety events and translated published evidence into practical nursing actions. Work supported transparent review, interdisciplinary communication, patient identification, infection prevention, positioning, and safe transitions within supervised practice. Examined evidence on patient identification, communication, infection prevention, positioning, and transitions of care. Compared 20 peer reviewed sources by study design, setting, intervention, and reported safety outcome. Translated findings into nursing actions aligned with assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Created poster showing how verification and standardized communication support safer surgical workflows. Presented research to a nursing seminar and answered faculty questions about evidence limitations. Maintained citations, project notes, and version controlled files for transparent academic review. PROJECTS Perioperative Safety Transition Study May 2025 Created an evidence informed study of surgical verification, infection prevention, patient positioning, and handoff practices. The project made safety concepts easier to discuss during supervised clinical learning and connected research findings with respectful patient advocacy. LEADERSHIP & AWARDS Dean's List, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2024 to 2026 Nursing Student Clinical Excellence Recognition, 2026 Undergraduate Research Poster Recognition, 2025 CERTIFICATIONS Registered Nurse, North Carolina 2026 Basic Life Support, American Heart Association 2026 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Student Nurses Association, Peer Skills Lab Volunteer, 2025 to 2026 Nursing Simulation Peer Mentor, 2026 Campus Health Outreach Volunteer, 2024 to 2026 LANGUAGES English (Native) Spanish (Intermediate) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Work Status : Authorized to work in United States. No sponsorship required. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Work Status : Authorized to work in United States. No sponsorship required. REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST