1 Year experience nursing resume question!

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Hey all, I've been on a Tele unit for about a year and 2 months in my hometown and am looking to relocate to a bigger city(Los Angeles) since my Fiancee lives there. I was looking over my resume this evening and had a few questions:

  1. Do I still include my clinical rotations from nursing school on my resume? I included them in my new grad resume along with the hours rotated, and the rotation description since I didn't have any experience.

  2. Do I include my non medical work experience prior to my current nursing job? On my new grad resume, I included my retail job history since I didn't have any medical experience.

  3. Do I include the organizations that I was a part of in nursing school? Like Sigma Theta Tau, Student Nurses Association, etc. I am now a member of my hospitals fall prevention committee, and am Co-chair of my unit based council. I think those might be more relevant.

Any help would be appreciated!

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

No, no, yes

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

Forget the clinical rotations -- everyone knows you did clinical. That's just for padding on your first resume.

Include your non-nursing positions if they reflect well on you, point toward job stability (new grads leaving after one year hints "job hopper", although relocation mitigates that somewhat) or showcase skills that you've learned.

Include the organizations, Fall Prevention Committee and unit council. You want to stand out -- you don't want to look like someone who just went to work, did their 12 hours and then went home again.

Good luck.

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