Can you look at my resume please. LPN soon to be Rn grad.

Aongroup1990, CNA · Jan 3, 2013

Girl all i can say is that this is good. Theres nothing wrong with this. I think you have things downpact .. Great resume i have ever seen in a while.

bprlal13 · Jan 4, 2013

If you could please look at my resume. I really stink at making resumes. Plus right now I do not have the money to invest in resume writing course. I am trying to get everything lined up and ready for when I graduate my RN program. Thanks ahead of time for any help.
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Licensed Practical Nurse
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[TD]LPN with experience.
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[TD]-- Medical Billing & Coding
-- Medical Records Management
-- Data Entry (75 WPM)
-- administering prescribed medications
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[TD=width: 215]-- Bookkeeping & Filing
-- Taking Patient Vitals
-- Injections
--preparing and applying dressings
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[TD=width: 235]-- Patient Education
-- HIPAA & JCAHO Knowledge
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Employment History
LTC(add specific name of Long Term care Facility)
LPN- Oct. 2011- Jan.2012
- Taking vital signs
- Giving medications via oral, intramuscular, and subcutaneous route
- Preparing and administering injections
- Applying dressings and bandages
- Treating pressure sores and other skin breakdowns
- Monitoring patients and reporting changes
- Monitoring the patient after the administration of medications
- Supervise Certified Nursing Assistants
- Providing the patient and/ or family with general and basic health teaching
Chilis Bar and Grill
Waitress, Feb.2003- Dec. 2005
- Overall responsibility of ensuring that patrons have an exceptional dining experience.
- Checking customers' identification in order to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
- Interacting with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems.
- Explaining how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods. Communicating with customers daily specials, preparing checks that itemize and total meal costs and sales taxes.
- Preparing and serving specialty dishes at tables as required.
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Claims/Customer Service RepresentativeNov. 1999- June 2002
- In-depth knowledge of health insurance policies and their strategies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent analytical skills and a good team player.
- Proficient in multitasking.
- Ability to work under stress.
ABC Hospital
Patient Care Technician, Medical Surgical Unit Oct.1998 -Oct.1999
- Performed procedures such as blood glucose monitoring, EKG's, inserting and removing catheters, and removal of IV's per nursing instructions.
- Provided basic care to patients such as bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, assistance ambulating, etc.
- Obtained specimens, weights, and vital signs of patients
- Measured and recorded patient's intake and output
- Monitored patient conditions and reported changes to nursing staff
- Reacted calmly and effectively in emergency situations, and added the personal, caring touch that immediately put patients at ease
- Helped implement practice's quality assurance and control program. Efforts ensured compliance with HIPAA, CLIA and OSHA regulations; improved patient care/satisfaction.
EDUCATION
American Heart Association
CPR Certified for Healthcare Provider
RN- Nursing College(specific name of college u attended)
Associates of Applied Science in Nursing
Anticipated Completion Date: May 2013
GPA: 3.22
Nursing Student Government member
Peer Tutor in Fundamentals of Nursing, Medical Surgical, Labor and Deliver, and Pediatric Nursing
LPN- nursing school

Practical nurse completion -June 2011
Licensed July 2011- LPN #
National Honor Society nominee and member
Vice President of Nursing Student Government
NURSING STUDENT/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
RN
Ped's Hospital- NICU-12 hrs
Ped's Hospital- Emergency Center -12hrs
Hospital name - Labor and Delivery- 72 hrs
Hospital name -Telemetry Unit -80hrs
Hospital name-Medical Surgical// Orthopedic unit-64hrs
LPN- total of 675 on site clinical hours as a student
Ped's Hospital- medical surgical unit-48hrs
Hospital name -NICU-24hrs
Hospital name -Labor and Delivery-12hrs
Hospital name- Medical Surgical unit and Telmentary

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*** Hi, I made a couple of suggestions to your resume, now may I suggest u write a Functional Resume instead, where you focused more on the skills you have ,and what you can provide to ur new Employer,I would leave out the Chilli's experience, (i know u probably don't want gaps in your employment history, but if you wrote a resume, where you would not have to include that info. I think it would benefit you:) ,I would not input the exact amount of working experience you obtain in each hospital dept(since those hrs are very minimum, I would include the overall hrs of experience 675, and I would mention the different traits you learn in each department. ***Remember the're going to have other resumes out there with more experience than, you... Make yourself stand out, show them what you can bring to the table , they want to know that you are knowledgable at what your doing, I would also, include other computer skills, do you know Microsoft powerpoint,excel,ect. do you speak another language ect., I hope you find my advice useful, BEST Of Luck To you , go get them!!!

gatoraims RN · Jan 4, 2013

Aongroup1990 Thanks!

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*** Hi, I made a couple of suggestions to your resume, now may I suggest u write a Functional Resume instead, where you focused more on the skills you have ,and what you can provide to ur new Employer,I would leave out the Chilli's experience, (i know u probably don't want gaps in your employment history, but if you wrote a resume, where you would not have to include that info. I think it would benefit you:) ,I would not input the exact amount of working experience you obtain in each hospital dept(since those hrs are very minimum, I would include the overall hrs of experience 675, and I would mention the different traits you learn in each department. ***Remember the're going to have other resumes out there with more experience than, you... Make yourself stand out, show them what you can bring to the table , they want to know that you are knowledgable at what your doing, I would also, include other computer skills, do you know Microsoft powerpoint,excel,ect. do you speak another language ect., I hope you find my advice useful, BEST Of Luck To you , go get them!!!

Thanks for the help! I will add the changes and take into consideration your tips. :)

gatoraims RN · Jan 4, 2013

Did a bit of updating. Here is the new resume. It is still 2 pages long not sure if that is good/bad. Also under my clinical hours as a student nurse not sure if I will break it down per hour in a unit or just put total of hours. I have heard from both sides that it is best to do it their way.

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— Medical Records Management

— Data Entry (75 WPM)

— administering prescribed medications[/TD]

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— Taking Patient Vitals

— Injections

—preparing and applying dressings[/TD]

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— HIPAA & JCAHO Knowledge[/TD]

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Experience

LTC

LPN- Oct. 2011- Jan.2012

- Taking vital signs

- Giving medications via oral, intramuscular, and subcutaneous route

- Preparing and administering injections

- Applying dressings and bandages

- Treating pressure sores and other skin breakdowns

- Monitoring patients and reporting changes

- Monitoring the patient after the administration of medications

- Supervise Certified Nursing Assistants

- Providing the patient and/ or family with general and basic health teaching

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Claims/Customer Service Representative Nov. 1999- June 2002

- In-depth knowledge of health insurance policies and their strategies.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Excellent analytical skills and a good team player.

- Proficient in multitasking.

- Ability to work under stress.

ABC Hospital

Patient Care Technician, Medical Surgical Unit Oct.1998 –Oct.1999

- Performed procedures such as blood glucose monitoring, EKG’s, inserting and removing catheters, and removal of IV’s per nursing instructions.

- Provided basic care to patients such as bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, assistance ambulating, etc.

- Obtained specimens, weights, and vital signs of patients

- Measured and recorded patient's intake and output

- Monitored patient conditions and reported changes to nursing staff

- Reacted calmly and effectively in emergency situations, and added the personal, caring touch that immediately put patients at ease

- Helped implement practice’s quality assurance and control program. Efforts ensured compliance with HIPAA, CLIA and OSHA regulations; improved patient care/satisfaction.

EDUCATION

American Heart Association

CPR Certified for Healthcare Provider

RN- Nursing College

Associates of Applied Science in Nursing

Anticipated Completion Date: May 2013

GPA: 3.58

Nursing Student Government member

Peer Tutor in Fundamentals of Nursing, Medical Surgical, Labor and Deliver, and Pediatric Nursing

LPN- nursing school

Practical nurse completion -June 2011

Licensed July 2011- LPN #

National Honor Society nominee and member

Vice President of Nursing Student Government

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

hospital name volunteer nurse- January 2013-present

My College student volunteer- December 2012

Ronald McDonald House- November 2012

Making Strides Breast Walk- October 2012

Student Nurse Association- September 2012

NURSING STUDENT/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

RN

Ped's Hospital- NICU-12 hrs

Ped’s Hospital- Emergency Center -12hrs

Hospital name – Labor and Delivery- 72 hrs

Hospital name –Telemetry Unit -80hrs

Hospital name–Medical Surgical// Orthopedic unit-64hrs

LPN- total of 675 on site clinical hours as a student

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office XP (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), 45wpm.