Help!! What's wrong with my resume?

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I'm beginning to wonder if my newly made resume is the problem. I am getting no calls after submitted my resume everywhere. And I have no one to review my resume at this time so I thought I would give you folks a try. Tell me what you think....

Mr. Poor Nurse

2627 Bummed Out Ave

Nowhere, NE 12345

(895)867- 5309

[email protected]

My goal is to obtain a position as a registered nurse in a hospital setting.

EDUCATION

Associates Degree Nursing; May 2012, Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Practical Nursing; March 2008, Kaplan University, Omaha, NE

Associates Degree Professional Studies; August 2000, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE

Associates Degree Networking Technologies; August 1999, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE

EXPERIENCE

Via Christe Assisted Living, NE; January 2011-Present

Licensed Practical Nurse - Charge Nurse

Assisted Living and Memory Care Units

Functioning as charge nurse in a 60 bed facility. Providing high-quality care for up to 20 patients at a time. Duties include by mouth, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and nebulized medication administration, ostomy maintenance, wound care, assessments, resolving patient status changes, and assistance with ADLs. Charge nurse duties include acting as a supervisor and resource for 1-2 RNs/2-3 LPNs and 3-4 MAs/CNAs, delegation of assignments, staffing, facility maintenance, coordinating outpatient appointments, and communicating changes in the plan of care with patients, doctors, and family.

Nebraska Skilled and Rehab, NE; July 2008-January 2011

Licensed Practical Nurse - Charge Nurse

Long Term Care and Skilled Care Units

Functioned as charge nurse in a 3 unit facility. Providing high-quality care for 20 to 50 patients at a time. Duties included by mouth, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and nebulized medication administration, ostomy maintenance, wound care, foley catheter insertion and care, tracheostomy cares, patient assessments, resolving patient status changes, and assistance with ADLs. Charge nurse duties include acting as a supervisor and resource for 1-2 RNs/1-2 LPNs and 3-6 MAs/CNAs, delegation of assignments, staffing, coordinating outpatient appointments, and communicating changes in the plan of care with patients, doctors, and family.

Odyssey Healthcare, NE; April 2008-July 2008

Licensed Practical Nurse - Crisis Care

Functioned as a Crisis Care nurse for a variety of hospice patients. Provided high-quality cares for individual patients. Duties included by mouth, rectal, nebulized medication administration, wound care, and assistance with ADLs, including end of life cares. Other duties included various forms of documentation and communication specifically related to hospice care, patient and family support with the grieving process, patient assessment and monitoring of status changes.

Marquis Place Assisted Living, NE; October 2006-March 2008

Certified Nursing Assistant

Assisted Living and Memory Care Units

Functioned as a certified nursing assistant in a 45 bed facility. Providing high-quality care for up to 45 patients at a time. Duties included assistance with ADLs and coordination of care between staff and patients.

Memorial Community Hospital, NE; October 2007-March 2008

Clinical Externship - ER Setting

Functioned as a student nurse in an emergency room setting. Providing high quality care under the direction of a registered nurse for 1-4 patients at a time. Duties included by mouth, subcutaneous, intramuscular medication administration, assistance with ADLs, triaging and vital signs, documentation, and collection of specimens, communication between staff, patients, and physicians.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Internet, and Windows.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Capstone Project

This project consisted of overall client care during a 5 day hospital stay based on a case scenario. A multidisciplinary approach was used for the project, providing all aspects of client care.

This was mostly fixed in your second one, but make sure all verbs are in the same tense. Past is probably better, but it matters more that it's consistent.

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