resume critique wanted for OR nurse wanting to go to bedside

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I have been in the operating room since March and it is my first nursing job. Its ok, but I really miss bedside nursing and actually talking to the patient. Please critique my resume and give suggestions.

Objective

To acquire full-time employment in a teamoriented environment as a Registered Nurse caring for patients at bedside.

Summary

- Dedicated,client-focused professional seeking employment as a Registered Nurse to enhancemy nursing skills of assessment, prioritize, diagnosis, implement, andevaluation.

- Highlymotivated to continue learning to ensure patient safety and provide the bestpatient care; Future goals include education leading to a Bachelor of Sciencein Nursing.

- Reliable,compassionate and driven toward helping others in the most effectiveenvironment to promote healing.

- Backed by a solid work history and reputation as a team player with exceptional skillsin multitasking with attention to details and interpersonal communication.

- Flexibleschedule to help cover varies schedules and on-call hours.

Education

College Graduated 11/11

Major: Associate's Degree in Nursing

Certifications

Basic Life Support, HeartsaverAED certified

Advanced Cardiovascular LifeSupport certified

Iowa Registered Nurse,License

Illinois Registered Nurse,License

Experience

Registered Nurse OperatingRoom 03/12 - Present

- Assists with set-up and clean-up of operating room for various types of surgicalprocedures and to ensure an safe environment for staff and patients.

Collects and analyzes comprehensive data of patient's health including physiological,psychological, spiritual, and educational assessments to implement appropriatepatient care pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively.

- Reviews patient's chart to make sure all required information is included, such asconsent acquired, all diagnostic testing required completed, appropriatemedications administered for surgical procedure and documented by following standardsof the Universal Protocol.

- Continuously advocates for patient safety throughout surgical procedure, including properpositioning and monitoring for changes of patient condition.

- Ensures proper technique and practices are implemented according to standards ofpractice, such as opening sterile items aseptically and maintaining counts ofsponges, needles, and instruments.

- Collaborate and communicates with surgical team to maintain cleanliness, sterility, andavailability of appropriate and proper functioning equipment and supplies inthe operating room.

- Maintains patient records during surgery, including positioning, fluid balance, andmedications; reports any unusual occurrences according to policies andprocedures of facility, promptly and accurately.

- Properly cares for and labels specimens, cultures, and blood draws by following policiesand procedures of facility.

Certified Nurse Aide SurgicalSpecialty Unit 02/10- 02/12

- Collectedand recorded data such as vital signs, weights, and input & output for pre-and post-operative patients.

- Noted anyunusual changes in client's condition, and report to the primary nurse and oncoming shift on assigned unit.

- Use standard precautions during contact of all patients and promoting a safe environmentwithin a hospital settings.

- Changed, fed, and bathed clients; attending to other personal grooming needs such ascombing hair, brushing teeth, passing bed-pans and helping patients to thebathroom.

- Encouragedactivities or reposition patients according to turning schedules to promotecomfort and prevent further complications.

- Collectedand labeled specimens for diagnostic testing, such as urine, sputum, or fecesby following the policy and procedures of the facility.

Certified Nurse Aide Long Term Care 10/09 - 08/10

- Changed,fed and bathed residents; attended to other personal and grooming needs such ascombing hair, trimming nails, brushing teeth, passing bed-pans and helpedresidents to the bathroom.

- Turn and positioned residents according to turning schedules.

- Observed anddocumented any unusual changes in resident's condition and report to the chargenurse and to on coming shift on assigned unit.

- Recorded data on BM sheet, weight sheet and Nurse Aide flow sheet.

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Your objective is to return to bedside nursing after X years in the OR, and I think it's perfectly acceptable to say that.

You can probably edit down the OR job description too. Believe me, nowadays everybody is "highly motivated/compassionate/exceptional/dedicated/client-focused," so lose the hyperbole. It really gets hard to read after a few dozen cross your desk. :) Say that your last performance review rated you as above average in.... and excellent in ... and as a result your present goals are to improve your skills in ... . They will appreciate that. Of course, it had better be true. :) If it's really good, you could attach a copy.

They know what a CNA does, so I wouldn't tell them all that-- it's not an advantage at this point in your career. You're not applying for a CNA job.

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