Can floating experience count as experience on my resume/applications?
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Hi, I just left my first nursing job after a little over a year of working there. My primary specialty was in pediatrics on an inpatient unit for neuro, endo, and ortho pts. I am in the process of finding a new nursing staff job, as well as, looking into travel nursing agencies (However, I worry only one year experience is not ideal for travel nursing). A common feature I've come across on the travel agency websites during the registration process is a checklist of experience in certain specialties. I had frequently floated to NICU during my last job (about 4-5 times), would I be able to count that as experience in the NICU specialty?
For example, the Aureus travel agency, I am currently in the process of completing my registration for, gives the option to check your level of competency in a specialty, so for "RN- NICU", there are the 4 following options: Observed and assisted, limited competency, competent, and advanced. Should I check observed and assisted? Or would that be considered lying as it was never my primary unit? Also for my primary unit I selected "Pediatric-inpatient", would I be considered competent or limited competency, since I only worked 13 months there (starting as a new grad)?
Sorry if I worded this in a confusing way. I just want to make sure I do this right! Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you!