Free nurse resume template
An ATS-friendly registered nurse resume with licence and certifications up top, clinical skills, unit-specific experience with patient ratios and results, and nursing education with clinical rotations.
What's in this template
[Your full name], RN
[City, State] | [phone] | [email] | [linkedin.com/in/yourname]
Summary
Registered nurse with [N] years of experience in [medical-surgical / ICU / emergency / pediatric] care at a [300]-bed [teaching hospital / community hospital]. Skilled in patient assessment, medication administration, [specialty skill, e.g. telemetry monitoring] and patient and family education. [Measurable result, e.g. Helped cut unit falls by 25% in one year]. Seeking a [target role, e.g. ICU staff nurse] position.
Licenses and certifications
- Registered Nurse (RN), [State] Board of Nursing, License no. [number], expires [MM/YYYY] [In India: registered with the State name Nursing Council, Reg. no. number]
- Basic Life Support (BLS), [American Heart Association], expires [MM/YYYY]
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), [American Heart Association], expires [MM/YYYY]
- [PALS, TNCC, CCRN, NIHSS or other specialty certification], expires [MM/YYYY]
Clinical skills
Patient assessment, Medication administration, IV therapy and phlebotomy, Wound care, [Telemetry monitoring], [Ventilator management], Care planning, Patient and family education, Infection control, Discharge planning, [Epic / Cerner / Meditech] EHR, [Language spoken with patients]
Experience
[Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit]
[Hospital name], [City, State] | [Mar 2022] – Present
- Provide direct care to [5–6] patients a shift on a [32]-bed unit, including post-operative and [telemetry] patients
- [Reduced patient falls by 25%] by [leading hourly rounding and bed-alarm checks on night shift]
- Administer medications and IV therapy using barcode scanning in [Epic], with [zero] reportable medication errors in [2025]
- Precept [N] new graduate nurses and nursing students through a [12]-week orientation
- [Member of the unit practice council; helped introduce a standard handoff checklist used across N units]
[Staff Nurse, Emergency Department]
[Hospital name], [City, State] | [Jun 2019] – [Feb 2022]
- Triaged and treated up to [N] patients a shift in a [Level II trauma] emergency department
- [Achievement with a number, e.g. Cut door-to-ECG time for chest pain patients from 14 to 8 minutes]
- Coordinated with physicians, respiratory therapists and case managers on admissions and safe discharges
Education
[Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) / B.Sc. Nursing / GNM Diploma]
[University or college name], [City, State] | [May 2019]
- Clinical rotations: [medical-surgical, critical care, pediatrics, obstetrics, psychiatric and community health]
- [GPA if 3.5 or above, honors or nursing society membership]
Professional memberships
- [American Nurses Association / Trained Nurses' Association of India / specialty association], member since [Year]
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