Resume help please!

[AnxiousOne]

I'm currently updating my resume and need help with two issues:

My first nursing job was at a hospital owned by a for-profit chain. A few years after I left, the hospital was taken over by another for-profit chain. In both cases, the name of the cahin was part of the hospital's name. Neither chain has a location near where I am currently located. How would I state my first work experience? (Blank) Hospital c/o (Blank) Hospital? I don't want any potential empolyers to think I'm fudging my work history.

For the past few years, I have stayed at home to care for a chronically ill relative. For financial reasons, I need to go back to work, at least part-time. How would I account for the gap in employment?

Thanks for any help you can offer :)

[mauxtav8r]

How about "Smith Health Systems Hospital (now doing business as Jones Memorial Hospital of the Westside)"???

[srkastc]

1. Write the current name of the facility and reference the name of the facility back when you worked there

Stedman Medical Center (formerly known as Carter Community Hospital)

2. I would focus my resume on my skills rather than work history. Highlight your professional accomplishments and expertise what you would bring to the job. However, if you were called in for an interview and asked about the gap - just be honest! It's not shameful or a crime to take care of your family!