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A resume for a medical-surgical RN moving to step-down care: licence and certifications first, then unit size, patient load and charge experience.

Jordan Reyes, RNRegistered Nurse — Medical-Surgicaljordan.reyes@example.com|+1 555 010 0177|Columbus, OHSUMMARYRegistered nurse with 5 years on a 32-bed medical-surgical unit, typical assignment of 5 patients. Charge nurse onnight shift for the last 18 months. Looking for a step-down or progressive care position.COURSES & CERTIFICATIONSRN license, State of Ohio (active)2020Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association2025Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association2025EXPERIENCERegistered Nurse, Medical-SurgicalJun 2020 – PresentRiverside General Hospital, Columbus, OH•Managed care for 5 post-operative and medical patients per shift on a 32-bed unit, documenting in Epic.•Served as night charge nurse for 18 months: staffing assignments, admissions and rapid-response calls.•Trained 9 new graduate nurses as preceptor; all completed orientation within the 12-week plan.•Reduced unit falls from 11 to 6 in a year by leading the hourly rounding checklist.Nursing AssistantAug 2018 – May 2020Maple Grove Senior Living, Columbus, OH•Assisted 12 residents per shift with daily care, vital signs and mobility while completing the nursing degree.EDUCATIONOhio State University2016 – 2020Bachelor of Science in NursingSKILLSClinical:Post-operative care, wound care, IV therapy, telemetry monitoring, medication administrationSystems:Epic, PyxisLANGUAGESEnglish (native) • Spanish (conversational)
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Why this resume works

  • Licence and certifications come before experience

    A recruiter screening nurses checks for an active licence, BLS and ACLS before reading anything else. The section order puts them directly under the summary.

  • The unit is described in numbers

    “32-bed unit” and “5 patients per shift” let the reader compare the workload with their own unit in seconds.

  • Leadership is shown, not claimed

    Charge nurse for 18 months and preceptor to 9 new graduates are facts with durations and counts.

  • One quality result

    Falls reduced from 11 to 6 in a year, with the action that led to it. One measured result is enough to show the habit of measuring.

  • Systems are named

    Epic and Pyxis are listed because postings ask for them by name.

Adapting it to your case

  • Put your state and licence status on the first certification line; add the licence number only if the posting asks.
  • State your unit type, bed count and usual patient ratio in the first achievement of each job.
  • New graduates: replace Experience with clinical rotations, giving the unit and total hours of each.
  • Keep expiry-sensitive certifications current and list the year.

When your version is ready, paste the job posting into the resume check to see which of its terms your text does not mention yet.

Frequently asked questions

Should a nurse resume include the licence number?

State the licence type, state and that it is active. Add the number only when the employer asks for it on the resume; it can be verified later in the process.

How do I write a new graduate nurse resume?

Lead with education and licence, then list clinical rotations as experience: facility, unit, hours and the kind of patients you cared for.

Which template suits a nursing resume?

Executive or Modern. Both keep certifications readable as a list with the year aligned on the right.

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