Two Years' RN Experience Resume

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I would greatly appreciate input on my resume below. Thank you in advance to my fellow nurses.

Dedicated Nurse, R.N.

Phone______________; Email: ______________

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Seven years' nursing experience in clinical settings providing skilled nursing care to pediatric and adult populations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ABC Hospital, Emergency Dept, Any City, Any State, 1/2013-7/2013

Staff RN

  • Utilized critical thinking and time management skills while providing proficient nursing care in a 60-bed Emergency Dept.
  • Performed complete and frequent patient assessments, recognizing changes in conditions, adjusting care, initiating protocols, interventions and advocating for the patient when needed.
  • Evaluated patient's pain status and facilitated effective pain management techniques.
  • Documented patient assessments and medications using Epic ASAP.
  • Performed frequent patient and family teaching about patient's plan of care and post-discharge care.
  • Administered PO, IM, inhalation, topical, and IV medications per state and facility regulations.
  • Performed wound care.
  • Team player that worked closely with physicians, nurse practitioners, and clinical technicians to deliver customer service-focused patient care.

Magnet Hospital, Medical-Surgical Dept., Another City/State, 5/2011-1/2013

Staff RN

  • Utilized critical thinking and time management skills while providing proficient nursing care for up to five acutely ill patients with a wide variety of diagnoses on a 42-bed med-surg/telemetry floor.
  • Performed complete and frequent patient assessments, recognizing changes in conditions, adjusting care, initiating interventions and advocating for the patient when needed.
  • Evaluated patient's pain status and facilitated effective pain management techniques.
  • Documented patient assessments and medications using Cerner Millenium PowerChart.
  • Performed frequent patient and family teaching about operative procedures, wound care, drains, treatment plan, medical devices, diet, medications, and activity.
  • Utilized multiple wound care products in order to perform complex wound care on various types of wounds including pressure ulcers, skin tears, surgical wounds, colostomies, urostomies, and Jackson-Pratt drains.
  • Administered PO, NGT, GT, SQ, IM and IV medications per state and facility regulations.
  • Worked with diverse medical tools such as feeding pumps, IV pumps, PCA pumps, telemetry monitors, chest tubes, and suction devices.
  • Team player that worked closely with physicians, logistics hub, clinical technicians, medical receptionists, and respiratory therapists to deliver customer service-focused patient care.

Outpatient Clinic, Yet Another City, Any State, 5/2006 to 6/2011 (full-time and prn)

LPN/RN

  • Performed patient assessments.
  • Administered IM, SQ, Intradermal and IV medications per state and facility regulations.
  • Assisted physician during procedures (I&Ds, suturing, pelvic and rectal exams).
  • Performed wound care pre- and post-procedures.
  • Autoclaved medical instruments.
  • Performed hearing and vision screenings, PFTs, EKGs, nebulizer breathing treatments.
  • Applied air casts and splints.
  • Performed phone triage and scheduled diagnostic laboratory procedures/testing.

M.D. Office, Any City, Any State, 9/2009 to 1/2010

LPN

  • Obtained patient history and vital signs.
  • Administered injections (IM, SQ, Intradermal).
  • Obtained blood and urine specimens for send-out labs.
  • Performed dressing changes per M.D. order.

EDUCATION

ABC College, Any City, Any State

Associate of Science in Nursing, 2010

ABC College, Any City, Any State

Associate of Applied Science in Health, 2007

ABC College, Any City, Any State

Practical Nursing Diploma, 2005

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

  • ____ State RN License
  • BLS for Healthcare Providers
  • NIHSS Certified
  • Basic Cardiac Rhythms Interpretation Course

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Epic ASAP (EMR)
  • Cerner Millenium Power Charting (EMR)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Outlook

AWARDS

  • Recipient of _________________ Facility's Annual Award for "Expert Care, Excellent Medicine and Exceptional Time Management", 12/2007
  • _______________ Scholarship Recipient

REFERENCES

References will be provided upon request.

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The 6 month work experience is a red flag, suggest using a modified functional resume instead of chronological as it will place the 6 month work experience at the bottom instead of near the top of the resume.

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Thank you for your suggestion, dishes. I will try that format and re-post tomorrow.

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Per your recommendation, I've reformatted my resume to a modified functional resume as follows. Please let me know what you think of it. I simply provided years of employment rather than include the month and year. The spacing was altered when I pasted the document in my message. Thank you in advance for your help.

Dedicated Nurse, R.N.

Phone______________; Email: ______________

____________________________________________________________________________________

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Seven years' of nursing experience in various hospital and outpatient clinical settings providing skilled nursing care to pediatric and adult populations from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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SKILLS SUMMARY

  • Customer Service
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Patient Assessment/Evaluation
  • Implementation/Documentation of Care
  • Patient/Family Education
  • Medication Administration
  • Simple/Complex Wound Care
  • Patient Advocate
  • Computer Savvy

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Utilize critical thinking and time management skills while providing proficient nursing care in hospital and clinical outpatient settings to pediatric and adult patients with a wide variety of diagnoses.
  • Perform complete and frequent patient assessments, recognizing changes in conditions, adjusting care, initiating protocols, interventions and advocating for the patient when needed.
  • Evaluate patient's pain status and facilitated effective pain management techniques.
  • Document patient assessments and medications via computer charting.
  • Perform frequent patient and family teaching about operative procedures, wound care, drains, treatment plan, medical devices, diet, medications, and activity.
  • Administer PO, NGT, GT, SQ, IM and IV medications per state and facility regulations.
  • Utilize multiple wound care products in order to perform complex wound care on various types of wounds including pressure ulcers, skin tears, surgical wounds, colostomies, urostomies, and Jackson-Pratt drains.
  • Work with diverse medical tools such as feeding pumps, IV pumps, PCA pumps, telemetry monitors, chest tubes, and suction devices.
  • Perform hearing and vision screenings, PFTs, and EKGs.
  • Apply air casts and splints.
  • Obtain blood and urine specimens for ordered labs.
  • Team player that works closely with physicians, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, unit secretaries and clinical technicians to deliver customer service-focused patient care.

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

ABC Hospital, Emergency Dept., Any City, Any State

Staff RN, 2013

Magnet Hospital, Medical-Surgical Dept., Another City, Any State

Staff RN, 2011-2013

Outpatient Clinic, Yet Another City, Any State

Staff LPN/RN, 2006-2011

M.D. Office, Any City, Any State

Staff LPN, 2009-2010

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EDUCATION

ABC College, Any City, Any State

Associate of Science in Nursing, 2010

Southern College, Any City, Any State

Associate of Applied Science in Health, 2007

Southern College, Any City, Any State

Practical Nursing Diploma, 2005

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COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Epic ASAP charting
  • Cerner Millenium Power Charting
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Outlook

___________________________________________________________________________________________

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

  • RN License in the State of ______________
  • BLS for Healthcare Providers

  • NIHSS Certified
  • Basic Cardiac Rhythms Interpretation Course

___________________________________________________________________________________________

AWARDS

  • Recipient of _________________ Facility's Annual Award for "Expert Care, Excellent Medicine and Exceptional Time Management", 2007

  • _______________ Scholarship Recipient

___________________________________________________________________________________________

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Has anyone found that functional resumes are discredited in comparison to chronological resumes?

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