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Registered Nurse resume example

Nurse recruiters screen for license, unit, certifications and patient load before anything else. This resume puts credentials in the headline and a certifications section, states the unit and ratio for each role, and uses numbers where nursing has them: patients, beds, audit scores.

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Daniel Okafor

Registered Nurse (BSN, RN) — Medical-Surgical & Telemetry

daniel.okafor@email.com · +1 (614) 555-0192 · Columbus, OH · linkedin.com/in/danielokafor

Summary

Registered Nurse with 6 years on medical-surgical and telemetry units at a 500-bed teaching hospital. Manage 5–6 patients per shift, precept new graduates, and chaired the unit’s fall-prevention committee that cut falls by 38%. ACLS and PCCN certified; comfortable with Epic and rapid-response situations.

Experience

Registered Nurse, Telemetry Unit — Riverside General Hospital, Columbus, OH

Aug 2021 – Present

  • Provide direct care for 5–6 cardiac and post-surgical patients per 12-hour shift on a 32-bed telemetry unit
  • Chaired the unit fall-prevention committee; the hourly-rounding protocol we introduced reduced falls by 38% over 12 months
  • Precept 3–4 new graduate nurses a year through a 12-week orientation; all preceptees passed competency validation on first attempt
  • Serve on the rapid-response team; recognized early sepsis in 4 patients in 2025 through trend review of vitals and labs

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit — Riverside General Hospital, Columbus, OH

Jun 2019 – Jul 2021

  • Cared for 6–7 patients per shift on a 40-bed med-surg unit, including wound care, IV therapy and post-operative monitoring
  • Achieved 100% on quarterly medication-administration audits for eight consecutive quarters
  • Coordinated discharge planning with case management, reducing average length of stay on the unit by 0.4 days

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH · 2015 – 2019

Skills

Clinical: Telemetry monitoring, IV therapy, Wound care, Medication administration, Patient education, Discharge planning

Systems: Epic, Pyxis, Cerner

Certifications

  • Registered Nurse License, Ohio (active) — Ohio Board of Nursing, 2019
  • Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) — AACN, 2023
  • ACLS & BLS — American Heart Association, 2025

Why this resume works

  • License and specialty are in the headline, so the first line answers the two questions every nurse recruiter asks.
  • Each role states the unit, bed count and patient ratio — the details hiring managers use to judge whether the experience transfers.
  • Outcomes are measurable even in a clinical setting: fall reduction, audit scores, length of stay, preceptee results.
  • Certifications have their own section with issuer and year, which is where ATS filters and credentialing staff look for them.

Skills to include on a registered nurse resume

Active RN license · BSN · BLS/ACLS · Patient assessment · Medication administration · Epic or Cerner · Telemetry · IV therapy · Patient education · Care coordination · Precepting

Templates that suit this role

Questions

Should I list my license number on a nursing resume?
List the state, status and expiry; the number itself can go on the application form. Recruiters verify it there anyway.
How do I show outcomes as a nurse?
Use unit-level numbers you contributed to: falls, infection rates, audit scores, length of stay, patient-satisfaction results, orientation outcomes for people you precepted.
New graduate — what goes in experience?
Clinical rotations with unit, hours and patient population, plus any tech or aide roles. Lead with the license and certifications.

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