I hate writing resumes: a little help please?

[casi, ASN, RN]

I've searched this site up and down looking for resume information. There is a lot of helpful stuff I've used, but I have a couple of specific questions.

I feel like I have a good resume in the works, where my trouble comes in is writing the description for my current job. I never know how much or how little to put into the resume

So how does this look?

Registered Nurse, Transitional Care Unit

Provided direct care for up to 27 patients transitioning from hospital to home who are undergoing physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.

Comfortable and proficent at caring for patients undergoing complex wound care, intravenous transfusions via central line or peripheral line, tube feedings, and tube feeding weaning.

Create and implement individualized care plans

Assessed patient's for change of condition, contacting MD as nessicary.

Also I have about 8 months of experience as an RN and I'm just starting to throw around my resume again. Should I keep in my section about clinical experiences in nursing school? It simply says this

Clinical practicum consisting of adult medical-surgical nursing. Clinical units consisted of long term acute care, orthopedics, respiratory, ventilator weaning, and general medical-surgical.

Eighty hour preceptorship on a ventilator weaning unit at Hospital taking care of up to 5 patients.

Thanks soo much in advance. I really love you guys.

[Mrs. SnowStormRN, RN]

Hi. Have you tried Microsoft Word resume builder? I know on my computer I just click it and put in the info it asks and it builds the resume for me. Look under your start menu, go to microsoft word (mine is 2010, i know yr may make a difference), click file, click new (and from there see if resume builder is an option) GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!!

[purplesteth]

When I was writing my resume I found the site Monster.ca to be very helpful - it has loads of tips on how to write a good one or improve the one you have.

(http://career-advice.monster.ca/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/jobs.aspx)

[rkitty198, BSN, RN]

In this job market, I had mine professionally done. Resumes are hard for me and I just said heck with it. I paid $50.00....it looks really nice though..

good luck!

[GM2RN]

I've searched this site up and down looking for resume information. There is a lot of helpful stuff I've used, but I have a couple of specific questions.

I feel like I have a good resume in the works, where my trouble comes in is writing the description for my current job. I never know how much or how little to put into the resume

So how does this look?

Registered Nurse, Transitional Care Unit

Provided direct care for up to 27 patients transitioning from hospital to home who are undergoing physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.

Hiring managers should already know the definition of a TCU, so I would leave off everything past "...27 patients."

Comfortable and proficent at caring for patients undergoing complex wound care, intravenous transfusions via central line or peripheral line, tube feedings, and tube feeding weaning.

Create and implement individualized care plans

Assessed patient's for change of condition, contacting MD as nessicary.

All of the rest of this is what is expected of an RN in the normal care of patients and should be obvious. If you use skills that would be considered outside of what is usual for your setting, then you can list those, but otherwise leave all of this stuff off.

Instead, tell the person looking at your resume how you would be an asset to their facility using quality and press ganey info such as "zero pressure ulcers while under my care."

Also I have about 8 months of experience as an RN and I'm just starting to throw around my resume again. Should I keep in my section about clinical experiences in nursing school? It simply says this

Clinical practicum consisting of adult medical-surgical nursing. Clinical units consisted of long term acute care, orthopedics, respiratory, ventilator weaning, and general medical-surgical.

Eighty hour preceptorship on a ventilator weaning unit at Hospital taking care of up to 5 patients.

Again, if you have gone through an accredited nursing program, this kind of information is obvious. I would include only those experiences that are out of the norm and make you stand out from other applicants.

Edited to add: Your 80 hours doing vent weaning might be considered experience that is outside the norm for your unit, especially at other hospitals, so you could work that in somewhere.

Thanks soo much in advance. I really love you guys.

Including the information I suggested might take a little research, but it will definitely make your resume stand out, and the effort will be worth it.

[casi, ASN, RN]

Thanks all!

[emmanuil]

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