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I just recently (July) passed the RN exam. I've been an LPN for a little over a year already. I'm conjuring up a resume to find work as an RN. Here are my questions..:confused:

1. Do I/Should I put my name at the top of the resume as "Jane Smith, RN" or just leave it "Jane Smith"?

2. Do I have to list my clinical experiences (Name of hospital, location, units I've been on, dates I've been there) from nursing school even though I have more than 1 year of work experience as an LPN?

3. I'm able to hold casual conversations in spanish (english is my primary language) since I took it all throughout high school and 2 semesters in college. I can interpret the general idea of what a patient is saying and talk to them. Should this be included as well?

4. I graduated back in May and all of my reference letters have been dated back in May from my professors. Does it matter (now that it's almost August) if they were from May? Will the employer hold it against me?:icon_roll

Uhm.. maybe I had a few more, but I can't think of them right now. Thanks a bunch in advance!:bowingpur

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.

1. do i/should i put my name at the top of the resume as "jane smith, rn" or just leave it "jane smith"?

absolutely, you earned it.

2. do i have to list my clinical experiences (name of hospital, location, units i've been on, dates i've been there) from nursing school even though i have more than 1 year of work experience as an lpn?

no. just list your lpn experience.

3. i'm able to hold casual conversations in spanish (english is my primary language) since i took it all throughout high school and 2 semesters in college. i can interpret the general idea of what a patient is saying and talk to them. should this be included as well?

if there is a high percentage of spanish speaking people in your area you might say "working knowledge of spanish" or something like that. do not overstate it.

4. i graduated back in may and all of my reference letters have been dated back in may from my professors. does it matter (now that it's almost august) if they were from may? will the employer hold it against me?:icon_roll

nope!

:rcgtku:

good luck!

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Agree with Flying Scott advice---on the money.

Good luck in finding an RN position!

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1. Do I/Should I put my name at the top of the resume as "Jane Smith, RN" or just leave it "Jane Smith"?

You obtained your RN, and have the designation as such. The title should br Jane Smith, RN, LPN if you still hold an LPN licence. Let the LPN lapse and drop it from your title come said time.

2. Do I have to list my clinical experiences (Name of hospital, location, units I've been on, dates I've been there) from nursing school even though I have more than 1 year of work experience as an LPN?

Place your experience as an employed LPN on the resume, not the clinicals.

3. I'm able to hold casual conversations in spanish (english is my primary language) since I took it all throughout high school and 2 semesters in college. I can interpret the general idea of what a patient is saying and talk to them. Should this be included as well?

Agree with the above poster as "speak and understand Conversational or Medical Spanish" as an inclusion.

4. I graduated back in May and all of my reference letters have been dated back in May from my professors. Does it matter (now that it's almost August) if they were from May? Will the employer hold it against me?

No.

Cheeers to ya!:yeah:

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