New Grad Resume

[HeatHuddy]

I am about to finish up nursing school, and am applying for jobs. I am curious to know the proper etiquette for making a resume at this stage. Should I put that I am an RN on the resume even though I won't finish school for another few months? Or do I put nursing student? I am concerned that by not placing the "RN" title on my resume, it will not even get looked at.

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

ABSOLUTELY NOT! You cannot claim to be an RN until you have passed NCLEX and been issued a license by the state that you intend to practice in.

[cleback]

You can put ADN/BSN candidate and your expected graduation under education.

I've honestly never put rn on a resume. It's kind of assumed if you're applying to a nurse position and there are other sections of the application to clarify nursing credentials.

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

I do include my credentials with my name on my resume. Yours, right now, is SN (student nurse). If the facility is going to hire new nurses for their position, they will know what SN means and they will not just discard your resume. In the education sections of your resume, you could list "ABC University, expected graduation December 2018 with BSN," and the facility can do the math.

As mentioned above, do not, under any circumstance, refer to yourself as an RN until you pass the NCLEX--it is against the law in most states. Even though legal action might not be pursued, you will lose all credibility with facilities who see your resume with "RN" on it when you are not an RN.