Excelsior Students how are you preparing resumes??

Nursing Students Excelsior

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I recently passed the NCLEX and am now trying to figure out how to prepart a resume. There was really no clinical experience with EC and I am not sure how I should word it.

Does anyone have any advise?

Thank you.

Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
It does not matter where you receive you degree from. We all take the same NCLEX and we all receive the same tile... REGISTERED NURSE!!

Unfortunately it matters to some of the BONs in various states. ;) But seriously ... there will always be those who disparage certain schools' quality. I just focus on being the best nurse I can be, and I don't rise to any bait. Not worth it!

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Specializes in ICU, Telemetry, Cardiac/Renal, Ortho,FNP.

Honestly, it will matter. I'm in the same boat and I've got 8 years of direct primary provider experience! In addition, three related degrees and in a RN-MSN program. They (for whatever reason) still will ask about the clinicals. I've asked the same question to others b/c it's hard to explain EC program to those who are stuck in "brick & mortar" mentality. It's getting better but also worse b/c of the number of people going into nursing at traditional universities where the lines get blurry about who is doing online and classroom. EC isn't much different from what traditional schools are doing but they are catching flack about the clinicals.

Do I think it's right? Heck no..I passed the same national standard (NCLEX) everyone else did, why should it matter? Depending on the school/person clinicals may just be a waste of time if it's just observation. I did 1400 hours of clinicals to become a Chiropractor with labs, treatment, exams...blah, blah. I know a lot is transferable skills but trying to get someone to understand that is getting hard to do.

So my comment? Get a job, any job and do some practical time in a hospital as a PCT or something. If I wasn't so pressured to make a certain income that would be my next step b/c at least that will be something to show them. It can get you connections, get you experience and get you hired as an RN from the inside which is a heck of a lot easier than coming from the outside.

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