proper noun assistance

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Hi guys. My brain must be burnt out from school and NCLEX, because I can't remember how to use proper nouns on a letter of interest I'm writing. Please help me with the following sentence- is "registered nurse" capitalized, and is "oncology unit" capitalized?

"I am writing to apply for a position as Registered Nurse in the Oncology Unit at Wonderful Hospital."

I keep on typing it different ways, and none of them look right at this point.

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Fruit Sucker said:
Hi guys. My brain must be burnt out from school and NCLEX, because I can't remember how to use proper nouns on a letter of interest I'm writing. Please help me with the following sentence- is "registered nurse" capitalized, and is "oncology unit" capitalized?

"I am writing to apply for a position as Registered Nurse in the Oncology Unit at Wonderful Hospital."

I keep on typing it different ways, and none of them look right at this point.

Yes, Registered Nurse should be capitalized--it is a formal title. "Oncology unit" is a bit trickier, IMHO. If it is actually called "The Oncology Unit," then, yes, it should be capitalized. If it has a formal name based on hospital geography (such as "3 West") then I would not capitalize it--and consider inserting that formal unit name in the place of "oncology unit."

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PSU I agree. The RN is the title/name...therefore capitalized. The oncology unit....can be either but I agree if it is a floor like 3 West I would not. Then the facility name, of course, would be capitalized......LOL

Too funny don't you just hate those brain farts?

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Haha. Thanks, guys. :wacky:

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