Cop to Nurse resume questions

3 Hey folks,

I'm a former cop who will be graduating in May with my BSN. I've been putting together my resume and I'm curious if anyone knows some good bullets to convert police experience to good nursing qualities. I'm also prior military so any suggestions on that front would be greatly appreciated as well.

Thanks a bunch.

P.S. I know some of you are itching to throw in some jokes...let er rip!
You could mention the ability to react to different situations and work well with people from a variety of backgrounds, any leadership experience from the force, and having an existing sense of professionalism.

Working in high stress, fast paced situationsQuick thinking/decision making skillsLeadershipWork with a diversity of populationsKnowledge of local laws/policiesExperience writing detailed reportsAbility to diffuse tense situationsHope those fit!

Teamwork =)

These sound excellent. Thank you so much.

Quote from bds165Hey folks,I'm a former cop who will be graduating in May with my BSN. I've been putting together my resume and I'm curious if anyone knows some good bullets to convert police experience to good nursing qualities. I'm also prior military so any suggestions on that front would be greatly appreciated as well.Thanks a bunch.P.S. I know some of you are itching to throw in some jokes...let er rip!

Quote from kah5209Working in high stress, fast paced situationsQuick thinking/decision making skillsLeadershipWork with a diversity of populationsKnowledge of local laws/policiesExperience writing detailed reportsAbility to diffuse tense situationsHope those fit!

Also I would add, ability to multi-task, prioritize and be acutely aware of changes in conditions. All of which will serve you very well in nursing. Additionally, if you ever were a field training officer add that. And if you received any special training, continued to seek additional training and certification in specified field always works well.Best of luck!

apply for psych floors or psych hospitals ER also detention centers , you will be the first person they hire.... im pretty sure

Quote from BOOYARNapply for psych floors or psych hospitals ER also detention centers , you will be the first person they hire.... im pretty sure

probably oraganizational skills...from the military :-)

I think the biggest challenge is taking those skills and experience and "translating" them. I think we had a class on it in TAPS, but I can't remember back that far. =) I did the best I could putting it into language that was both "civilian" and also tried to highlight things that would be attractive to the nursing community and then had several other people read it (non-military) to make sure I wasn't using military specific terms.

All great suggestions here! Best of luck