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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Ok now I have officially passed the NCLEX. I write that on my resume I assume? Where below my name and address? And how do I write it exactly? Do I include license number? Thanks.

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

I am trying to think what I did. I think I made a section for certifications after Education. I put my RN and my CNA when it was active.

Tait

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

If you have your license number that is adequate, as you cannot get a license without passing NCLEX.

CONGRATS!!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, LTC.

I wrote my license number. Like classicdame said, that says it all! Congrats again.

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Specializes in oncology, med/surg (all kinds).

congratulations! you don't need to put it on your resume at all. it will go on your application and they will make a copy of it. they will verify your license when they consider you for employment. you don't need to put it on at all. if you really want to, you can put it with your pertinent info such as your phone number. congrats again!!!!!

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Specializes in MSP, Informatics.

If you don't have a lot of stuff (nursing related) to put on your resume, you could add that. Just remember as you add experience, revamp your resume often, and take out things that would be replaced by higher experience. I know many people use *fillers* to beef up a scanty resume. i.e. listing dates different exams were taken (State boards, etc) and different certifictions. But as you experience grows, that stuff will just bogg down your resume.

you may want to add that to the education part of it.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Yeah the reason I ask is cause one hospital doesn't have a spot to ask about license number. I think I will just put it under my contact info :) Yes for now I do not have any nursing experience to put on my resume so I want them to know for sure I am a nurse :-p

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I never put that information on my resume. Instead, I put a big centered job title at the top after the identifying data and before the first section, Licensed Vocational Nurse or Registered Nurse. I put my ACLS and PALS in their own sentence in the qualifications section. If I had a lot of certifications, I would put them in their own section.

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