RN to BSN Blog Directory

Selecting an RN-BSN Online program

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/selecting-rn-bsn-online-program.html

Transfer to another RN to BSN Online program

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/transfer-to-another-rn-to-bsn-online.html

What to Expect from an Online RN to BSN Program

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/what-to-expect-from-online-rn-to-bsn.html

Succeeding in an RN to BSN Online Program

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/succeeding-in-rn-to-bsn-online-program.html

Writing Academically

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/writing-academically.html

One Day at a Time for RN to BSN Online Students

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/one-day-at-time-for-rn-to-bsn-online.html

Taking Care of Yourself in an Online RN to BSN Program

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/taking-care-of-yourself-in-online-rn-to.html

How to Get the Most Out of RN to BSN Online Nursing Faculty

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/how-to-get-most-out-of-rn-to-bsn-online.html

Dealing With Family, School, and Work Life Balance as an Online  RN to BSN Student

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/dealing-with-family-school-and-work_16.html

Networking with your RN to BSN Online Nursing Degree

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/networking-with-your-rn-to-bsn-online.html

Updating Your Resume as an RN to BSN Online student

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/updating-your-resume-as-rn-to-bsn.html

Leadership and an RN to BSN online degree

http://onlinern-bsnblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/leadership-and-rn-to-bsn-online-degree.html

For more information go to:   http://sxu.edu/academics/colleges_schools/son/under_programs.asp

Dr. Maggie

Leadership and an RN to BSN online degree

Nurses with  their BSN in Nursing  have a responsibility to provide leadership in their workplace.  This leadership may be formal or formal.  Your online RN to BSN degree can help you with leadership skills. Nursing leaders offer a unique perspective of patient care AND cost effectiveness of that care.  Whether your facility is a magnet designated facility, aspiring to become one, or not, as a nursing leader you are in a position to advocate for quality patient care.  You have the patient care expertise, and a new cadre of leadership skills to positively affect health care and its associated outcomes. Key skills to put to use are: change management, conflict management, collaboration, and communication.  The "BSN" behind your name wields power with the information you carry.  Use these leadership skills, and nurses can make a difference!

"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change.  The leader adjusts the sails."     - John Maxwell.

For more information go to:   http://sxu.edu/academics/colleges_schools/son/under_programs.asp

Dr. Maggie

Updating Your Resume as an RN to BSN Online student

If you have not done so already, get your resume updated and formatted to handle the electronic recruiting tools now used by human resource departments everywhere.  A resume is best at one page long regardless of your time in the nursing profession. The resume describes your education, work history, and other relevant experience in bullet points. Many large employers now have computers that scan resumes for keywords, and these computers do the screening of the numerous applicants before an actual person even sees the resumes.

 Most positions require online applications or electronic submission of a resume. In order to keep your resume from being rejected by screening software, it must be one page long, with a lot of "white space".  Use only plain sans serif font, no bold, italics or underlining.

Here is a Web site for samples. http://www.nursing.umich.edu/about-our-school/computing-technology/electronic-portfolios/nursing-resumes-portfolios  Look at the overall template in these examples, but be sure to use plain font in your own resume.

Begin the resume with a one sentence statement of your career goal for a position. Next, develop a table of 3 or 4 columns and 2-3 rows that lists all of your skills, especially those related to the position for which you are applying. Work experience should be next. List your employer, position, and time frame in that position. Then, using bullet points, list your accomplishments during that position. The listing of accomplishments is different than listing job responsibilities so be sure to focus on what awards, projects, etc. occurred while in the position. If the accomplishment was basic patient care, try to include things like patient satisfaction scores related to the care provided. Next, list education, and include GPA if appropriate.  For example, 3.74/4.0 tells prospective employers your grade point average out of the school maximum GPA. Most importantly: List your current online RN to BSN program with anticipated graduation date.  Finally, list your nursing license(s) including the number for easy verification.

For more information go to:   http://sxu.edu/academics/colleges_schools/son/under_programs.asp

Dr. Maggie