1. LAURA SOUSA
1507 GRACE POINT ROAD
MORRISVILLE, NC 27560
845-532-0151
MYSTISMOM@GMAIL.COM
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Compassionate Registered Nurse with over 20+ years experience in the nursing field.
Experienced in geriatric, telemetry and the operating room.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
• Licensed in New York
• Licensed in North Carolina
• CNOR certified since 2007
• Strong clinical judgement
• Supports a lean approach to sustaining the OR
• On several committees such as scheduling, education, etc
• Legal Nurse Consultant
EXPERIENCE
Staff Nurse Operating Room
2012 to present: Wake Med Cary Hospital, Cary NC
• Circulating and scrubbing on the following cases:
-general, urology, gyn, plastics, laparoscopic cases, ENT, minor room cases,
orthopedic cases
-Robotic prostatectomies, robotic nephrectomies
• Resource to staff for Urology
• Trained as a first assist to general, urology, ENT, gyn and wherever I was able to
gain experience.
• I am always ready and eager to jump in and lend a hand even if it’s a service I am
not familiar with
• Maintain accurate preference cards for the surgeons
• Manage and cost effectively control all disposable items
Staff Nurse Operating Room
2011 to 2012 : Winthrop University, Mineola, NY
• Circulating

2. • Scrubbing on the following cases: craniotomies, lap choles, lap gyn cases, general
cases, near cases (ie: spines, lumbar lamis, ACDF)
Staff Nurse Operating Room
2010 to 2011: Durham Regional Hospital, Durham, NC
• Night charge nurse two months after hire
• Set up rooms for morning cases
• nightly checks on crash carts, autoclaves, biologcals
• Responsible for any cases that came through during the night
Staff Nurse Operating Room
2005 to 2010: Nistel, Inc (Benedicting Hospital ) Kingston, NY
• Maintained the doctors preference cards
• On education committee and safety committee
• Laser safety officer
• Circulator
Staff Floor Nurse
2001-2005: Kingston Hospital, Kingston, NY
• Worked on step down telemetry unit
• Charge nurse 1-2 nights/week
• Knowledge of cardiac rhythms
• Hands on patient care, isolation and long term care
Staff Nurse
1993 to 2001: Ten Broeck Commons, Lake Katrine, NY
• Worked as an LPN while obtaining my RN degree
• In charge of uni for 3-11 shift
• Medication administration and treatments performed
• Interaction with the elderly population
EDUCATION
1997 to 2001 Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge, NY
-Associates Degree in Science
9/2013 to 12/2013 Southwest Florida College, Tampa, FL
-RNFA program
9/2015 to 12/ 2015 Duke University, Durham, NC
-Legal Nurse Consulting Course
AWARDS
• 2008 Nursing Excellence Award
• 2014 DAISY award