Please critique my résumé

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Hello all,

I am a new grad RN, currently seeking employment. I have been having problems with my résumé, and I am constantly editing it. I am not really sure if I am doing it right. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could provide some input. Any help would be great! Thanks!

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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a RN position and participate in providing safe, high quality, evidence-based, and effective patient-centered care.

PROFILE:

  • Strong commitment to providing the best nursing care
  • Flexible, highly motivated, eager to learn, and works well in a team
  • Excellent communication and critical thinking skills
  • Bilingual: speaks, writes, and understands Filipino (Tagalog) fluently.

PRECEPTORSHIP:

Some Hospital, Emergency Department, SomeCity, SomeState April 2013(120 Hours)

  • Utilized the nursing process in providing quality, safe, and compassionate care for up to four patients.
  • Organized, managed, and prioritized tasks in order to complete assignments on time.
  • Collaborated with healthcare team in providing care and establishing an environment conducive to effective communication.
  • Practiced critical thinking, and advocacy while caring for patients.
  • Implemented teaching strategies to ensure patient understanding of disease process and discharge instructions.
  • Performed various nursing skills and medication administration.

EXPERIENCE:

Student Library Assistant July 2012 - May 2013

  • Reduced line-waiting time by redirecting patrons to appropriate resources and efficiently processed library requests from multiple patrons.
  • Performed routine library operations and assisted patrons with the use of library resources, including the online library catalog and other databases.

Some Hospital Community Health Fair 2012 October 2012

  • Performed blood pressure checks and provided teaching on risk factors, prevention, complications, and management of hypertension.

Some Place Home Companions volunteer 2011 - present

  • Assisted staff with providing care for clients, including activities of daily living and reporting any noted changes with client presentation.

LICENSE and CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Registered Nurse, license number: XxxXxx
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (expires July 2015)
  • Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS) certification (expires July 2015)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification (expires July 2015)

EDUCATION:

  • Associate of Science, Nursing, May 2013
  • Some College, Some City, Some State
  • GPA 3.55, graduated with honors

AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS:

  • Classified Senate Student Scholarship recipient
  • Some College Foundation Scholarship recipient
  • Some College Associated Students Scholarship recipient

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