Resumes for Veteran Nurses?

What about a functional resume? In a resume, you don't have to list where you've worked, it is more for the employer to get an idea of what you have done. If she has a lot of publications, a curriculum vitae might be the better way to go.

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In that case I would do a functional resume where you disccus the "things" you've done versus where you did them.

Yes, I know this situation since I've been an RN for 30 years. I usually only list my last 3 employers. I make sure that somewhere in the very beginning of the resume I get in the information that I have been a licensed RN for XX years with a great deal of experience in various areas. In the cover letter I put a statement that prior work experience will be made available if asked. The fact is that most old employers don't remember who you were after a few years anyway or there have been enough changes in personnel that you are just a name on a file. The only good a prospective employer can get out of a list of facilities you worked for is to verify dates of employment which confirms that you are not lying. On my resumes, I make sure I have room to include my education, special training and certifications as those are a lot more important to an experienced nurse than listing a bunch of old employers. I started maintaining a file that has a complete chronological listing of all the places I've worked with addresses and phone numbers, dates, rates of pay, area worked, supervisor's name and reason for leaving after leaving my second RN job. The only time I ever really needed everything that was on that list was when I applied and was hired by a V.A. hospital. It was needed to confirm my years of experience in order to get paid at my level of experience. We had a devil of a time getting anyone of my old employers to give out anything other than dates of employment, the position I held and that I resigned voluntarily. The V.A. wanted actual written recommendations! No one remembered me at any of the places more than 10 years old!