Credentials

[rubyagnes, BSN]

Hi,

A lot of my coworkers have their credentials listed in resumes and email signatures. I am an RN with a BSN, I also have a BFA, and I'm a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse (PMH-BC)   According to a nursing world article, the highest education would come first, second degree can be listed second, then certifications in order of relevance to practice after degrees. When looking into creating my signature, it appears I would write "my name," BSN, BFA, RN, PMH-BC  but I wanted some feedback to ensure that's correct. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

 

 Source: http://www.nursingworld.org/~48fdf9/globalassets/certification/renewals/how-to-display-your-credentials

[chare]

27 minutes ago, rubyagnes said:

... When looking into creating my signature, it appears I would write "my name," BSN, BFA, RN, PMH-BC  but I wanted some feedback to ensure that's correct. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

If it were me, I would not include the BFA.  If you opt to include it, it should be listed first.  From your reference:

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List the highest education degree first, for example, Michael Anderson, PhD, MSN. In most cases, one degree is enough, but if your second degree is in another relevant field, you may choose to list it. For example, a nurse executive might choose Nancy Gordon, MBA, MSN, RN. Note that the highest non-nursing degree is listed first followed by the highest nursing degree. ...

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Best wishes.

[rubyagnes, BSN]

2 hours ago, chare said:

If it were me, I would not include the BFA.  If you opt to include it, it should be listed first.  From your reference:

Best wishes.

Thank you for your response. If I listed my BFA, why would you suggest it be written first? I see that the article states the non-nursing degree be written first, but I'm curious if you have any ideas as to why. In the instance written, the person is an executive, so the non-nursing MBA degree is relevant to that position. Sometimes I feel my BFA is relevant to my approach to nursing in a creative sense, but I wouldn't say it's more relevant in terms of my role, so I'd be inclined to list it second, if I list it at all. Thanks in advance!

[chare]

I am unsure why the reference states to list the nursing degree last.  While the reference states listing an additional relevant degree, it doesn't define degrees of relevancy.  If you think it relevant to your current position, then list it.  Again, if it were me, I would list them in the suggested order.

Best wishes.