The nurse is applying for a job and is determining whether or not to submit a resume or a curriculum vitae. What is the difference between a resume and a curriculum vitae?
a. A resume more accurately represents a nurse's job and professional history.
b. A curriculum vitae will get longer as the nurse becomes more professionally expe-rienced.
c. A resume will contain the nurse's contin-uing education activities.
d. The two are very similar and can be used interchangeably.
B
A curriculum vitae will become longer as it begins to reflect the nurse's professional activities of continuing education, positions in professional organizations, and contributions to publications. Both a resume and curriculum vitae accurately represent job and professional history and contain continuing education activities. A curriculum vitae is used by individuals in academia.
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