Rohini M Nair
Nursing
Kottayam
Summary
Experienced Operating Room Nurse with 4 years of experience in a large surgical center. Skilled in preoperative and postoperative patient care and providing support to surgeons and anesthesiologists.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
Aster DM Healthcare
09.2021 - 11.2023
- Providing surgical patients with perioperative care in recovery, procedure, and operating rooms.
- Stocking operating rooms with sterile surgical equipment, linens, and supplies.
- Developing and implementing nursing care plans for surgical patients.
- Preparing patients for surgery by cleaning and disinfecting areas to be operated on.
- Assisting surgeons during surgical procedures.
- Applying sterile techniques in handling medical instruments and equipment pre-, during, and post-surgery.
- Collaborating with surgical teams and other medical professionals on patient medication and post-surgery care.
- Updating patient files and medical records.
- Assisting with the ordering, maintenance, and safe storage of surgical equipment and supplies.
- Providing patients with post-surgery care instructions and answering questions.
Staff Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Max Healthcare
01.2019 - 08.2020
- Ensures that the circulating nurse has checked the all the equipment needed during procedure.
- Ensures that the theatre has been cleaned before the trolley is set.
- Prepares the instruments and equipment needed in the operation.
- Prepare own self by using sterile technique like scrubbing, gowning and gloving.
- Receives sterile equipment via circulating nurse using sterile technique.
- Performs initial sponges, instruments and needle count, checks with circulating nurse.
- Maintain sterility throughout the procedure.
- Awareness of the patient's safety.
- Adhere to the policy regarding sponge/ instruments count/ surgical needles.
- Arrange the instrument on the mayo table and on the back table
- Before the incision begins, provide two sponges on the operative site prior to incision.
- Passes the first knife for the skin to the surgeon with blade facing downward and a hemostat to the assistant surgeon.
- Passes the retractor to the assistant surgeon.
- Watch the field/ procedure and anticipate the surgeon's needs.
- Pass the instrument in a decisive and positive manner as needed in the procedure.
- Watch out for hand signals to ask for instruments and keep instrument as clean as possible by wiping instrument with moist sponge
- Always remove charred/burned tissue from the cautery tip
- Notify circulating nurse if you need additional instruments as clear as possible.
- Always keep 2 sponges on the field throughout the procedure.
- Save and care for tissue specimen according to the hospital policy
- Remove excess instrument from the sterile field.
- Adhere and maintain sterile technique and watch for any breaks. If any breaks found then inform immediately to the surgeon.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Crescent College of Nursing
Alathur, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Attention to Detail
Time management abilities
Teamwork and Collaboration
Safety Protocols
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Aster DM Healthcare
09.2021 - 11.2023
Staff Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Max Healthcare
01.2019 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Crescent College of Nursing
04.2001 -