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Hello there! I was hoping to get some feedback and constructive criticism for my updated resume- I'm working as a RPN now, but I wanted to update my resume incase of any opportunities showing up.

PLEASE NOTE: the formatting from word to this website is very off- please excuse this, I'm just looking for feed back about the content I'm putting in my resume.

Here it is:

PAULINA PETIT

(ADDRESS)

(Cell Phone)

(Email)

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

  • Enjoys working within a team environment
  • Can effectively multitask and be organized
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Adobe, and EPR programs (iView)

WORK HISTORY

Registered Practical Nurse August 2018- Present

West Park Health Care Center

2W- CAVC (Chronic Assisted Ventilatory Care)

  • Provide nursing care for patients requiring ongoing mechanical respiratory assistance (2-3 patient load)
  • Administer medications, perform head to toe assessments, vital signs, inserting intermittent or indwelling Foley's, measure in and outs, documentation, reposition, safely transfer patients in and out of bed, provide bed baths and showers, assist with meals, provide oral and deep suctioning as per best practice guidelines of West Park

Registered Practical Nurse June 2018- Present

Overnight- At home stay

  • Provide oral and deep suctioning via tracheostomy, perform in and out catheterization and record input/output
  • Administer medications, reposition every 2 hours and perform head to toe assessments

PSW- Personal Support Worker May 2017- August 2018

ParaMed Home Healthcare

  • Support client quality of life and health, and support emotional and social needs of each client
  • Assist with ambulation, meal prep, feeding, bed baths, changing bed sheets and other household duties

Housekeeping Supervisor May 2012- Feb 2017

Quality Suites Toronto Airport

  • Conduct daily inspections for cleanliness of all hotel areas: public areas, rooms, laundry etc.
  • Ensure smooth work operation so that areas is clean and safe; take immediate action to rectify safety concerns

CLINICAL PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE

Michael Garron Hospital- East York General January 2017-April 2017

H7- Respiratory

  • Provide independent student RPN care under delegation of RPN preceptor to full load of patients (6-7 patients)
  • Worked 8 hour day shifts with Preceptor for 480 hours for full semester (4 months)

Humber River Hospital September 2016-December 2016

9W- Acute Medicine

  • Acute care and provide student RPN care under supervision of RN clinical instructor (3-4 patients)
  • Worked 12 hour shifts with clinical instructor for 192 hours for full semester (4 months)

McCall Center for Continuing Care January 2016-April 2016

Fourth Floor- Palliative Care

  • Palliative care and provide student RPN care under supervision of RN clinical instructor (3-4 patients)
  • Worked 6 hour shifts twice a week for full semester (4 months)

EDUCATION

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Tourism Management- Travel Industry Services (Diploma) Completion: April 2014

Practical Nursing (Diploma) Completion: July 2017

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

  • College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) RPN Registration Number: AH021463
  • First Aid and CPR/ AED for HCP
  • ASIST- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
  • N95 Mask Fit Certification
  • Humber College's Sickle Cell Workshop 2017- Changing the Faces of Pain

And that's it!

Please let me know what you all think. Thank you for taking the time to read through my resume and responding! Much appreciated

Cheers

Paulina

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The clinical placements are clutter. Everyone who went to nursing school completed clinical hours.

I would also take out the housekeeping and travel industry things. They can be included on an application requesting detailed work history, but they don't belong on a resume geared at obtaining a nursing job.

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My 2 cents: there is a lot of unnecessary fluff in here and this can be significantly shortened.

"Enjoys working in a team environment" is not a skill. Get rid of that. I'd also move that skills section to the bottom or take it out all together. Most bedside nursing positions don't care about your skills with MS Office or Adobe.

Once you've worked as a professional nurse, your clinical placements do not belong on your resume. Get rid of all of them.

I also think the descriptions of your work need not state things that every nurse can do. It drives me crazy when I see things like "medication administration" or "vital signs" listed on nursing resumes. You're a nurse, it's implied that you do those things.

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On 11/25/2018 at 6:46 PM, KelRN215 said:

My 2 cents: there is a lot of unnecessary fluff in here and this can be significantly shortened.

"Enjoys working in a team environment" is not a skill. Get rid of that. I'd also move that skills section to the bottom or take it out all together. Most bedside nursing positions don't care about your skills with MS Office or Adobe.

Once you've worked as a professional nurse, your clinical placements do not belong on your resume. Get rid of all of them.

I also think the descriptions of your work need not state things that every nurse can do. It drives me crazy when I see things like "medication administration" or "vital signs" listed on nursing resumes. You're a nurse, it's implied that you do those things.

I like your straight foward advice. Could you give my resume a look as well?

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