Sample Nursing Resume: RN Resume Example + ATS Tips
This sample registered nurse resume shows how to present your license, certifications, unit experience, and clinical skills so both recruiters and applicant tracking systems can find them. Use it as a model, then run your own resume through our free ATS check.
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Registered nurse resume example (Med-Surg / Telemetry)
Taylor Morgan, BSN, RN
Licenses
- Registered Nurse, [State], Compact/Multistate License, exp. 08/2027
Certifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, exp. 03/2027
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, exp. 03/2027
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), exp. 01/2027
Summary
Registered nurse with 4 years of Med-Surg and telemetry experience on a 32-bed unit, caring for 4–5 patients per shift. Strengths in cardiac monitoring, post-op care, and patient education. Charge nurse experience and preceptor for new graduate nurses.
Experience
- Provide care for 4–5 adult patients per shift on a 32-bed Med-Surg/Tele unit, including post-op, CHF, COPD, and diabetic patients.
- Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms; escalate changes using SBAR and rapid response protocols.
- Administer IV medications, blood products, and insulin drips per protocol; document in Epic.
- Serve as relief charge nurse 1–2 shifts per month: assignments, bed flow, and staff support.
- Precept new graduate RNs through a 12-week orientation.
- Obtained vital signs, 12-lead EKGs, and blood glucose checks for up to 10 patients per shift.
Education
Clinical skills
Telemetry monitoring · IV therapy & blood administration · Post-op care · Wound care · Insulin drip management · Patient & family education · Epic EHR · SBAR handoff
This sample is fictional and for illustration only. Names, facilities, and details are invented.
What to include on a nursing resume
- License near the top: type, state, compact/multistate status, and expiration. The license number is optional.
- Certifications with expiry dates: BLS first, then ACLS/PALS/NRP and specialty certifications.
- Unit, bed count, and patient ratio for each role. These tell hiring managers your acuity level fast.
- Bullets that start with clinical actions (monitored, titrated, educated, precepted), plus a result where you have one.
- EHR system you've charted in, if the posting mentions one.
- A skills line that mirrors the job posting's wording, but only skills you actually have.
Skills nurses commonly list (match them to your posting)
Patient assessment · Care planning · Medication administration · IV therapy · Telemetry/cardiac monitoring · Wound care · Infection control · Patient education · Discharge planning · Interdisciplinary collaboration · Charge nurse/leadership · EHR documentation
Always copy the exact terms from the job posting you're applying to. Different hospitals use different words for the same skill.
Common mistakes
- Putting certifications at the bottom where screeners miss them.
- Leaving out expiration dates.
- Using tables, text boxes, or two-column designs that some ATS parsers read out of order.
- Listing duties without the unit type or patient ratio.
- Including any patient-identifying details. Never do this.
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More nursing resume examples
- New grad RN resume examples (with clinical rotations)
- ICU nurse resume: add ventilator management, titrating vasoactive drips, CRRT, and CCRN (if held) to the template above. Full ICU page coming soon.
- LPN resume examples: lead with your LPN/LVN license and long-term care or clinic experience. Full LPN page coming soon.
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