A question or two about applying

[RNCoastiewife]

I was wondering if we are supposed to use our clinical experience (during school) as part of our experience. For instance I've been working as a RN for 10 months, so when I apply for a hospital job and the little question pops up on experience 0-1, 1-3 (yrs) and so on, would I click 0-1 or 1-3? since I had experience in the hosptal.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

Most likely they are looking for experience while licensed, not pre-licensure. You'd be 0-1.

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

I was told by my local hospital that clincal experience in nursing school does not count as official employment experience. So while clinical experiences may help fill out your resume and highlight what you've learned, it doesn't apply to the "how many years' experience" question.