New grads, How did you list your clinical rotations on your resume?

[grownuprosie]

I am having a debate with some classmates about how much info we should list on our resumes about each clinical rotation. some of them are only listing the hospital, unit and date. Others are listing a brief description of each one. What has worked for you guys? Should I save all the details for the interview? Thoughts? Mine is below. too much info? Thanks! I look forward to hearing your insite.

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Clinical Experiences]Griffindor Medical Center Respiratory/Renal Unit 3D

* ]Providing 1:2 full patient care including medications, discharge planning, patient education, and ]collaborative care.

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Hogwarts Children's Hospital Renal Unit/Dialysis Center (March 2013)

* ]32 hours providing care to infants with polycystic kidney disease and post nephrectomy patients.Peritoneal dialysis was administered and clients were monitored accordingly. Hemodialysis patient andequipment management.

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Hufflepuff Medical Center Orthopedics (April 2012)

* ]96 hours of 1:2 patient care highlighting pain and infection management in post knee and hip ]replacement patients. This rotation had a significant focus on patient education and discharge ]planning.

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Griffindor Medical Center Respiratory/Renal Unit 3D (January 2012)

* ]96 hours of 1:2 patient care. Performing primary care, medications, and management of chronic andacute renal failure, hypertension, diabetes, and pneumonia. Focusing on monitoring patients receivinghemodialysis.

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Ravenclaw Hospital Community Living Center (Sept 2011)

* ]80 hours of performing ADLS and primary care for veterans in transition from acute care to home care.

[Bayat]

One idea: if you had a lot of rotations, put them in a columar arrangement like this (had to use periods to line up the columns, but you get the drift):

Senior Practicum (in progress) Location 1 .. Department 1 ... Date ............ hours

Subcategory 2 ..................... Location 2 .. Department 2 ... Date - Date .. hours

Subcategory 3 ..................... Location 3 .. Department 3 ... Date - Date .. hours

[bresarus]

im a recent grad bsn and in our leadership class we spoke much about this. I was told to put the capstone experience and hours as well as any clinical hours I had done in an area i would like to work in. I ended up getting an interview at my dream hospital this monday for a position in my capstone unit ( which i dont particularly want but ill get my foot in the door!) I want to work in critical care. This is what i wrote:

[h=1]Student Clinical Experience[/h]Student Capstone Experience

-I have logged 170 hours on an Orthopedic/Medical Surgical Unit at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital performing various nursing procedures.

-In addition, I have completed over 100 hours in Intensive Care Units (Medical, Cardiac and Surgical)

o Participated on a health care team to plan and provide quality care for patients

o Worked in a critical care unit with respirators, ventilators and sterile environments

o Assessed and monitored patient status and provided personal care

o Administered medications as ordered by the physician

o Interacted with patients and their families to promote a supportive environment

[h=1]good luck!!![/h]

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

I say focus on the nursing interventions you did, instead of the rotations. When I was a new grad, a HR rep told me I did not have to list that; they already know that you had clinicals, as others have stated.

For example; if you had a pt who had a TURP, Chest Tube, Wound Vac, C-Section, Skin Graft, etc...Rotation in the ER (pt the hours down)...those are significant for the learning exposure

I didn't use a cover letter. I used the intro to my résumé to describe me, my goals as a new grad, and filled education and experience.

Good points. But I disagree about cover letters. A resume describes your experiences. The cover letter is where you market yourself and hopefully makes me want to read your resume. I get a lot of resumes where I have to wade through drivel. A good cover letter may help.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Good points. But I disagree about cover letters. A resume describes your experiences. The cover letter is where you market yourself and hopefully makes me want to read your resume. I get a lot of resumes where I have to wade through drivel. A good cover letter may help.

I have no issue using cover letters; I didn't use one; my résumé alone sold prospective employees in hiring me. I don't do fluff, and drivel. My résumé was built on suggestions from a nurse recruiter; her suggestions and my tweaking helped me become a viable candidate.

[dingus]

Just wanted to say, love your made up clinical site names.