[DaisyRN, ACNP]

Hey all,
I'm working on putting my CV together... since I'll be finished with school in TWO MONTHS!! *hehe* But that's besides the point... I have two questions:

1. How far back in employment history should I go? I didnt start working in the healthcare field until 1999 at a psych hospital.

2. Under research/publications stuff... can I include the papers/research-informal I have done in my MSN program?

Thanks!

[core0]

Originally Posted by DaisyRN

Hey all,
I'm working on putting my CV together... since I'll be finished with school in TWO MONTHS!! *hehe* But that's besides the point... I have two questions:

1. How far back in employment history should I go? I didnt start working in the healthcare field until 1999 at a psych hospital.

2. Under research/publications stuff... can I include the papers/research-informal I have done in my MSN program?

Thanks!

1. For a CV you usually put your entire employment history. The farther back you go the less stuff you usually put. My six year army career is basically medic/military intelligence went to Panama and Saudi Arabia. Before I had more medical experience it was much longer. Emphasize your medical experience.

2. Usually only published stuff. I have four categories on my CV. 1. Peer reviewed articles 2. Abstracts and posters 3. Non-peer reviewed articles 4. Presentation (I don't put paid talks in here unless they are for CME).

If you have a paper that your are especially proud of or is pertinent to the job you are trying for then you can include that in your educational history; Ie. Research experience into left handed Nicaraguan Ski Jumpers and their encounters in health care.

Also if you did a Masters thesis you can put it in educational history unless it was published. Ie Transylvania School of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner Program 2005-2007 Thesis:The effects of green eggs and ham on wound healing.

Hopefully this helps.

David Carpenter, PA-C

[DaisyRN, ACNP]

Yea, it does David... thanks. I went ahead and included all medically-oriented jobs There weren't that many.

As for the papers/projects, I put a category that says, "Student Projects" and included the couple ppts/topics that I had to teach to the class. They were topics that I had to spend a lot of time researching and studying. The logic behind including the projects/papers (in my head) was that future employers would know what type of subjects I was more knowledgeable about. I.E. I did an evidence-based 12+ pg paper about MRI vs CT in Diagnosing Acute Ischemic Stroke, so I put it in the CV.

I guess its hard to fill up a CV when you're fresh out of school... that's another reason I was including those things.

[core0]

Originally Posted by DaisyRN

Yea, it does David... thanks. I went ahead and included all medically-oriented jobs There weren't that many.

As for the papers/projects, I put a category that says, "Student Projects" and included the couple ppts/topics that I had to teach to the class. They were topics that I had to spend a lot of time researching and studying. The logic behind including the projects/papers (in my head) was that future employers would know what type of subjects I was more knowledgeable about. I.E. I did an evidence-based 12+ pg paper about MRI vs CT in Diagnosing Acute Ischemic Stroke, so I put it in the CV.

I guess its hard to fill up a CV when you're fresh out of school... that's another reason I was including those things.

I would put any relevant non medical jobs. I would probably leave out fast food type jobs but service industry jobs are helpful in determining if someone knows how to function in a work environment (especially if you supervised someone). I don't put college or high school jobs anymore but I do put research assistant jobs from college.

David Carpenter, PA-C