Registered Nurse resume example
A registered nurse resume gets read for about seven seconds. What survives that read: a two-line summary with a number in it, bullets that start with a result, and the skills the posting asked for. Below is a complete example you can adapt, and the rough notes it was generated from.
Summary
Registered nurse with 7 years in acute medical-surgical care. Charge nurse on a 32-bed unit, precepted 12 new graduates and led a falls-prevention project that cut patient falls by a third.
Experience bullets that work
- Charge nurse for a 32-bed med-surg unit, coordinating 8 nurses and 4 aides per shift.
- Led a falls-prevention initiative that reduced patient falls by 33% in 12 months.
- Precepted 12 new-graduate nurses; all passed orientation on schedule.
- Maintained 100% compliance on medication reconciliation audits for 2 consecutive years.
- Trained the unit on the Epic upgrade as a super-user.
Key skills for a registered nurse
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- IV therapy
- EHR (Epic)
- Wound care
- Patient education
- BLS / ACLS
- Charge nurse
Common mistakes
- Leaving licence number, state and certifications (BLS, ACLS) out or buried at the end.
- Listing duties every nurse performs instead of what you improved.
- Not stating unit type and bed count, which tell the reader your acuity level.
From rough notes to a finished resume
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Jordan Reyes RN jordan@example.com RN licence CA 123456, BLS, ACLS St Mary Hospital, RN Med-Surg, 2019-now - charge nurse 32 beds, 8 nurses 4 aides - falls prevention project, falls -33% - precepted 12 new grads - Epic super user City Clinic, RN, 2017-2019 BSN 2017Generate this resume free — then swap in your notes
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