Is this sneaky?

[sbostonRN]

On the top of my resume, I have my name listed, followed by my credentials with my highest degree. I have an ASN and a BS in Biology, so I write it as: Jane Doe, BS RN

Do you think this is sneaky? I went on an interview recently where the recruiter was kind of taken aback once she realized I did not have a BSN, and she said it was misleading. While I agree that it may be misleading, it got me an interview, and I got the opportunity to further impress her from there. It got me thinking that maybe I should remove it. Any thoughts?

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

the proper way to list credentials on your resume (or elsewhere, when appropriate) is from lowest to highest: jennifer martin, rn, crna, dnp--or in the case of the op: your name, rn . of course, in the catagory of 'education' you would certainly include your bs degree in biology.

actually its highest degree earned to lowest and degrees before 'titles' such as rn.

http://www.nursecredentialing.org/promotionalmaterials/products/credbro11.pdf

the preferred order is

highest earned degree

licensure

state designations or requirements

national certifications

awards and honors

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this order recommended?

"the education degree comes first because it is a 'permanent' credential, meaning it cannot be taken away except under extreme circumstances. the next two credentials (licensure and state designations/requirements) are required for you to practice. national certification is sometimes voluntary, and awards, honors, and other recognitions are always voluntary"

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/listing-credentials-after-97003-page2.html

[GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

first of all congratulations on landing an interview, i would say that don't exclude your bs degree in biology you earned it therefore, it deserves to be mentioned. having said that, i'm in total agreement regarding the placement of degrees earned that's important, and if for some odd reason someone misinterprets your credentials or take them for granted you can enlighten them. on the other hand, i would give you props for your ingenuity, as i wish you the very best in all of you future endeavors...aloha~

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

No, it's lying.

Huh? It's a degree she earned. If recruiters seem to find it confusing to have "BS" listed after her name, then remove it. Still keep it in the education section, just not on the 'title line,' so to speak.

We can argue whether the BS in biology is relevant, but it is definitely not a lie.

[Stephalump]

I've had supervisors who had bachelor's or master's degrees in something else. When we'd get memos with the supervisor's name and credentials, I knew they were degrees in areas other than nursing. It's just not a big deal to me.

It isn't a big deal to me, either. But I'm also not recruiting her.

[PrincessRN101]

When identifying credentials you should utilize those credentials that are applicable to the position that you are attempting to obtain. That being said, I have seen BS utilized in nursing credentials often and I even think that it is very relevant to nursing. A degree does not have to be nursing in order to assist in the practice of nursing. This is why MBAs are common to see in RNs who hold positions of leadership.

the poster should just continue with her education, put RN at the end of her last name sometimes, and BS RN sometimes. just try it out, when you get an interview clarify all the details. and make the degree work for you, a Bachelor of Science in Biology is a big deal- just not in the nursing realm. Go back to school, do the bridging, or accelerated or 2 year BSN program and get your feet totally in the nursing world. So you have your BS BSN RN. You'd for sure get work that way... go back to school

[limonada]

I don't think it is sneaky at all! I have seen managers that are RNs but have bachelor's or master's degrees in other fields, but in emails from them and on the sign on their office door they have their name and then RN, BA or RN, MA, or whatever degree they have. I have worked with nurses who have bachelor's in other fields and signed their names with RN, BS after it. I have a bachelor's in another field but I just sign my name with RN after it when I write nurse's notes, or anything else I need to sign. If the person reading your resume bothered to read the whole thing, they would see that you have a BS in another field. If you had a bachelor's in nursing, you would have written BSN, wouldn't you? So why would they assume your bachelor's was in nursing? I don't see what the big deal is, but I guess if so many people find it sneaky, we should consider changing our resumes...? Maybe just not put anything after our names and then just list our degrees in the education section... I don't know what to think because in my interviews, I never got the reaction you did-they were always just happy that I had a bachelor's...

I should add that my degree is also in a related field-psychology.