ANNABEL E.

CANTRELL, RN

OBJECTIVE

I am a trustworthy, caring, and dedicated professional with eleven years of experience as a registered nurse. My
experience includes operating room circulator and scrub nurse, adult critical care, neonatal intensive care, adult
medical surgical telemetry, and in-home care of pediatric medically fragile patients. I am highly motivated and have
always enjoyed expanding my knowledge. I am currently advancing my education to obtain a Bachelor of Science in
nursing. My goal is to become certified in operating room nursing and continue advancing my career to become a
nurse practitioner. Currently, I am seeking a position that allows me to continue utilizing my skills and experience in
the profession of nursing. My passion is for being with patients in their time of need. I always put my patients first and
give them wholehearted compassionate care. It is always my priority to communicate and comfort patients and their
families to ensure the most positive experience. I promise to ensure the utmost safety standards, while being efficient.
As a dedicated employee, I come to work prepared to give my all and be a team player.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Currently Enrolled in RN to BSN Program, August 2019-May2021

Honor Society Member, James Madison University, 2021

Edison Community College, Piqua, Ohio

Associate Degree in Nursing, December 2010
Emphasis: Acute and long-term care

Edison Community College Nursing Class Representative

• Organized events for class
• Addressed faculty with student affairs
• Attended meetings with faculty and college sponsors

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Registered Nurse August 2018-present

Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Operating Room Circulator and Scrub Nurse
Harrisonburg, VA
• Circulate in general, gynecology, urology, ENT, vascular, orthopedic, spine and pediatric dental cases.
• Scrub in general, gynecology, urology, ENT, vascular, orthopedic, spine and pediatric dental cases.
• Vice President of unit Social Committee
• Assessed patients preoperatively and provide compassionate care to them and their family.
• Ensure required history and physical, labs, and consents are updated and correct.
• Perform safety checks to ensure correct patient, surgeon, site, laterality, and procedure.
• Ensure patients are correctly positioned and padded to prevent harm.
• Insert IVs on pediatric patients
• Assist anesthesiologist with intubation and extubating.

Registered Nurse May 2017-June 2018

Good Samaritan Hospital
Operating Room Circulator
Puyallup, WA
• Circulate in general, gynecology, urology, Davinci Robotic, ENT, vascular, orthopedic and spine cases.
• Assessed patients preoperatively and provide compassionate care to them and their family.
• Ensure required history and physical, labs, and consents are updated and correct.
• Confirm thorough hand off and crosscheck between preoperative nurse and myself at bedside of patient.
• Perform safety checks to ensure correct patient, surgeon, site, laterality, and procedure.
• Ensure patients are correctly positioned and padded to prevent harm.
• Voluntarily took call assignments.
• Worked flexible schedule to assist in operating rooms changing shift needs.
• Float between two operating room units.
• Assist anesthesiologist with intubation and extubating.
• Insert IV’s on patients in OR including pediatric patients.
• Used Track Core to record patient tissue tracking information.
• Work as a team member to ensure efficient room turnovers with a goal of 15 minutes.

Registered Nurse September 2016-May 2018

St. Joseph Medical Center/ Walters Day Surgery
Operating Room Circulator
Tacoma, WA
• Circulate in general, gynecology, urology, Davinci Robotic, plastic, ENT, orthopedic and spine cases.
• Assessed patients preoperatively and provide compassionate care to them and their family.
• Ensure required history and physical, labs, and consents are updated and correct.
• Confirm thorough hand off and crosscheck between preoperative nurse and myself at bedside of patient.
• Prepare operating room while maintaining quality standards and safety precautions for staff and patients.
• Float between Walters Same Day Surgery and St. Joseph Medical Center.
• Assist anesthesiologist with intubation and extubation.
• Insert IV’s on robotic patients in operating room.
• Review charges to confirm patient is correctly charged for services, implants and supplies.
• Work as a team member to ensure efficient room turnovers with a goal of 26 minutes.
• Review and abide by patients’ transfusion and implant preferences.

Registered Nurse November 2014-July 2016

St. Francis Hospital
Operating Room Circulator
Columbus, GA
• Assessed patients preoperatively and provide compassionate care to them and their family.
• Ensure required history and physical, labs, and consents are updated and correct.
• Prepare operating room while maintaining quality standards and safety precautions for staff and patients.
• Comfort patients during intubation and ensure adequate oxygenation.
• Circulated in general, ENT, gynecology, Davinci Robotic, vascular, organ procurement and minor orthopedic
cases.
• Anticipate surgeon’s needs and have necessary equipment readily available to pass during operation.
• Assessed patients preoperatively and provide compassionate care to them and their family
• Assist anesthesiologist and anesthetist during central line placement, intubation, extubation and lab specimen
collection.
• Have patient information and imaging visible and or available for surgeon throughout case.
• Perform breast imaging using Faxitron machine.
• Manages time to ensure optimal turnover times.
• Dress and monitor post-surgical wounds.

Registered Nurse December 2013-October 2014

Midtown Medical Center
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Columbus, GA
• Cared for infants as early as 23 weeks gestation.
• Provide primary, preventive, and therapeutic health care services to newborns and their families in the NICU.
• Determine health care needs of normal and high-risk newborns by obtaining a complete history and physical
examination.
 • Coordinate required transport of neonates with higher level Neonatal Intensive Care Units and transport team.
• Recognize and report abnormal test results and or changes in symptoms.
• Participate in high-risk deliveries in the delivery room or operating room during caesarian section.
• Assess family for needs and problems associated with delivery of a sick or premature infant.
• Assisted physicians and nurse practitioners with procedures including central line insertion, and circumcision.
• Cared for infants with respiratory support including high frequency oscillator ventilator, conventional ventilator,
continuous positive airway pressure, and nasal cannula. 
• Inserted peripheral intravenous lines in infants.

Registered Nurse May 2012 – Aug 2013

Upper Valley Medical Center
Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit
Troy, OH
• Performs professional nursing care of medical, surgical, orthopedic and pediatric patients.
• Performs administrative and clinical duties.
• Prepare and administer oral, subcutaneous, intra-muscular and intravenous medications.
• Infused blood products per policy including packed red blood cells, platelets and plasma.
• Managed care of five patients on medical surgical telemetry unit.
• Interpretation of cardiac rhythm strips.
• Performed advanced neurological assessments using National Institute of Health Stroke scale.
• Change and care for simple and complex wounds.
• Operates and monitors specialized equipment.
• Change and care for various ostomies.
• Gave emotional support to expiring patients and family.
• Served as a hospital floating RN and transferred to various units depending on hospital needs including
pediatric, adult medical surgical, labor and delivery and emergency room.

Registered Nurse May 2011 – February 2012

Good Samaritan Hospital
Critical Care Center
Puyallup, WA
• Completed 3-month residency in adult critical care.
• Performed independent, comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients in the Intensive Care and
Progressive Care Unit.
• Determine and implement proper emergency measures after identifying and interpreting life-threatening
conditions and initiating life-saving measures.
• Assess the severity of the patient's condition and the need for provider intervention.
• Setup, obtain and interpret 12 lead EKG, to identify serious and life-threatening cardiac rhythms.
• Titrate and manage intravenous infusions including Dopamine, Dobutamine, Epinephrine, Norepinephrine,
Nitroglycerine, Vasopressin, Labetalol, Diltiazem, Heparin, Insulin, Amiodarone and Propofol.
• Changed and cared for minor and major open wounds.
• Gave emotional support to expiring patients and family.
• Performed detailed neurological assessments on stroke patients using National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
(NIHSS).
• Administered medications and tube feeds via gastrostomy.
• Administer IV medications through peripheral, central or epidural line.
• Cared for patients with tracheostomy, including performing dressing changes and suctioning.
• Assisted physicians with complex or lifesaving procedures such as defibrillation.
• Assist health care team members and physicians with examinations and procedures including EEG, CT scans,
insertion of invasive central lines and bronchoscopy.
• Maintained patients on ventilator, including suctioning, weaning and performing spontaneous breath trials.
• Make psychosocial assessment of patients to identify significant cultural practices, the ability to understand
and cooperate, and expectations of care and coping mechanisms.

Registered Nurse March 2011 – May 2011

New Care Concepts
Medically Intensive Pediatric In Home Health Care
Seattle, WA
 • Give medications and tube feeding via gastrostomy tube
• Care for children who are medically fragile
• Perform suction and dressing care for tracheostomy
• Administer oxygen and humidification via tracheostomy
• Change dressing on tracheostomy and gastrostomy site
• Use chest physiotherapy to loosen secretions to aide breathing

Nursing Assistant August 2007 - July 2008

Regency at Tacoma
Tacoma, WA

• Offered emotion support to patients and families

• Escorted patients to and from medical appointments
• Worked in unit specializing in care of Alzheimer’s patients
• Developed activities that inspired cognitive and social stimulation
• Aided patients with bathing, dressing, feeding, and personal hygiene care
• Educated family on changes associated with Alzheimer disease process

KEY STRENGTHS AND SKILLS

Assessment - Develop rapport with patients and family

Planning - Identifies patients’ needs and astutely determines priority of patient care
Implementation - Performs based on scientific nursing care and evidence-based practice
Evaluation - Documents logically, concisely, and clearly demonstrating superior accuracy

• Practice time management techniques

• Enjoy working with patients of all age groups
• Respects patient autonomy and ensures confidentiality
• Uses teamwork and collaboration to provide safe and efficient care

Excellent computer skills including working with Microsoft Office Suite, Epic, Meditech, GE Syntricity, Track Core and
Clin Doc computer systems.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS

Virginia State Registered Nurse, 2018

Georgia State Registered Nurse, 2013
Washington State Registered Nurse, 2010
Ohio State Registered Nurse, 2012
CPR/BLS Training, December 2020
Davinci SI Online Training, 2016
Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation Program, 2013
Aides Awareness Training, 2007
Tracheostomy Training Course, 2011
Completed Registered Nurse Residency program for Intensive Care Unit/Progressive Care Unit, 2011
Classes for clinical CEU hours including: Davinci Robot, Cardiopulmonary, Geriatric and Psych Concerns, Care of the
Ortho/Nuero Patient, Tracheostomy, Infection Prevention, IV therapy
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Student Ambassador – Edison Community College 2010

• Participate in local races to help raise money for community wellness.
• Donate blood at local drives

REFERENCES

Sarah Eyre, RN, BSN, CNOR

Interim Surgical Services, Operating Room Manager Brenda Aragon, RN
Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital Operating Room Manager
Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Good Samaritan Hospital
saeyre1@sentara.com Puyallup, WA 98372
Office (540) 689-2664 aragobr@multicare.org
(253) 697-4842
Kelinda Feldmeier, RN Office (253) 697-3524
Operating Room Charge Nurse/Unit Coordinator
Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Steve Hickman, RN
kafeldme@sentara.com Clinical Director of Operating Room
(540) 689-2650 St. Francis Hospital
Columbus, GA 31904 ldillard55@gmail.com
stevehickman63@gmail.com (706) 580-5112
Office (706) 596-4411 ext. 7509
Cell (706) 566-7472 Carmen Page, RN
OR Circulator, Nurse Preceptor
Nancy Daughety OR Clinical Coordinator (GYN)
Director of Perioperative Services St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis Hospital Columbus, GA 31904
Columbus, GA 31904 sncpage@gmail.com
ndaughety@gmail.com (706) 464-3219
Cell (706) 566-3361

Emily Hanson, RN, BSN

Linda Dillard, RN, CNOR NICU Manager
OR Circulator, Nurse Preceptor Columbus Regional Medical Center
OR Clinical Coordinator Columbus, GA 31905
General Surgery Service Leader emily.hanson@columbusregional.com
St. Francis Hospital Office: (706) 571-1662
Columbus, GA 31904

COVER LETTER
Monday September 14, 2020

Recruiters and Hiring Managers,

I am a trustworthy, caring, and dedicated professional with 10 years of experience as a registered nurse. My experience
includes operating room circulator, operating room scrub nurse, adult critical care, neonatal intensive care, adult medical
surgical telemetry units and in-home care of pediatric medically fragile patients. As a new nurse I completed a residency
in critical care at Good Samaritan Hospital and enjoyed my experience working with patients in progressive and intensive
care units.

During nursing school, I completed a preceptorship at Upper Valley Medical Center on an Ambulatory Surgery/
Endoscopy Unit. My first opportunity to work in the operating room was at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA and I
immediately fell in love with being a part of the patient’s perioperative experience and my role as circulator. Every day I
am inspired by the miraculous work surgeons do and am thankful to be a part of it. My experience includes circulating in
general, gynecology, Davinci Robotic, orthopedic, ENT, urology, plastics, vascular, organ procurement and pediatric
dental cases. I feel my different clinical areas in the nursing field have helped me grow to become a more knowledgeable
and confident nurse. I am always eager for new learning experiences as they come. As a people person I make it a
priority to connect with patients and help them achieve their desired wellness. No matter what area of nursing I have
worked in, I have given my all and embraced every opportunity with gratitude and an open mind.

I value learning new things and am currently advancing my education to achieve a Bachelor of Science in nursing at
James Madison University. I plan to become certified in operating room nursing. Currently I am actively seeking a nursing
position that not only allows me to continue building a strong foundation in the profession of nursing but also gives me the
opportunity to make a difference in patients and their families’ lives. I am interested in your current job opportunities.

If hired, I promise to give my best to my employer, coworkers, and the patients I have the pleasure of working
with. I value teamwork and am asking for the opportunity to join your team of employees.

Sincerely,
Annabel Cantrell, RN

REFERENCE LETTER

Sunday, May 18, 2016

Dear Madam/Sir,

I consider it an honor to write this letter of recommendation for Annabel Cantrell. I met Annabel almost
2 years ago when she was interviewing for a position in our operating room. I knew immediately that I wanted
her on our GYN team. While training Annabel I realized my intuition was right. She was completely new to the
environment, but she dove right in learning with a hands on approach. She never hesitated asking questions
which many times stimulated me to learn by having to look up the answers myself. As time has progressed I
have been able to watch Annabel's skills grow. Her rapport with the physicians and staff quickly made her a
favorite. Her energy and room turnover times along with knowledge and empathy for her patients are the
reason many surgeons request her to circulate in their rooms.

Outside of work Annabel makes it known that she values her family and health. She is very active in her
children's lives and their extra-curricular activities. She also works hard to eat right and work out almost daily.
She started a Facebook page "Get Healthy and be Happy 2016" that promotes others to support each other
become a healthier version of themselves. She has been a real inspiration to me to try to eat healthier myself.

Overall, Annabel is an intelligent, energetic and inspiring nurse, friend, wife and mother. I feel very
lucky to have had the opportunity to work beside her. I feel certain she will fill the need of any nursing
department she chooses to work in.

Thank you,
Carmen Page RN
OR Specialty Coordinator GYN Surgery
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus, GA 31904
(706) 464-3219

REFERENCE LETTER

Sunday, May 18, 2016

To whom it concerns,

I am so pleased to write this letter of referral for Mrs. Annabel Cantrell. I came to know her November
2014. I have worked with many new nurses over my 40 years in the OR and Annabel stands out among those
nurses. I found her very easy to work with and a personable individual.

Annabel soon took full responsibility as an RN managing her own OR suite as a true professional.
Patient safety and true caring is evident in her daily activities. She has great interpersonal skills and is such an
asset to our entire surgical service. She will not be easy to replace and will be sorely missed.

In closing, I believe Annabel will be a positive role model and hard worker as your employee. She is a
colleague and friend whom I am proud to say I mentored. You may contact me for any additional information.

Sincerely,
Linda Dillard RN, CNOR
Service Leader General Surgery
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus, GA 31904
(706) 580-5112
ldld@mediacombb.net