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Nurse CV Example

Patient loads, licences and clinical outcomes — a nursing CV structured the way clinical recruiters screen.

Nursing recruitment is licence-first, unit-second, outcomes-third — and a CV ordered any other way slows the screener down. This example puts DHA licensure and unit specialisation in the opening lines, then proves clinical quality with auditable numbers rather than compassionate adjectives.

Why this CV works

Licence, unit and patient load — the screener's first three questions — are answered in the first two lines.
Clinical quality is proven with auditable numbers (medication errors, pressure-injury incidence), not adjectives.
The link-nurse and preceptor roles show leadership within a staff-nurse grade.
Certifications carry dates, so currency is visible without a phone call.

The professional summary

Registered Nurse (DHA-licensed) with 7 years in acute medical-surgical and step-down units, currently carrying a 6-patient load on a 32-bed ward. Maintained zero medication errors across 3 years of barcode-verified administration, cut ward pressure-injury incidence 45% as skin-care link nurse, and precept 4 new nurses a year through a competency programme she co-wrote. BLS and ACLS current.

Open with licence and unit type, then your load and one audited outcome. "Compassionate and dedicated" appears on every nursing CV — an audited zero-error record appears on almost none.

Writing the work experience

Give each role its unit type, bed count and ratio. Then one bullet each for safety record, quality initiative and teaching — the three axes clinical managers score.

Turning duties into achievements

Instead ofProvided direct patient care

WriteCarried a 6-patient acute med-surg load with zero medication errors across 3 years of audited administration

Instead ofParticipated in quality initiatives

WriteCut ward pressure-injury incidence 45% in 18 months as skin-care link nurse

Skills on this CV

Medication administrationPatient assessmentWound careIV therapy & cannulationElectronic medical records (Epic)Infection controlPatient educationBLS / ACLSPressure injury preventionHandover (SBAR)PreceptorshipEmergency response

ATS tips for Nurses

Write your licence and authority exactly ("DHA Registered Nurse") — regional screening starts there.
Include unit keywords the ad uses: "medical-surgical", "med-surg", "acute care" — variants both help.
Name your EMR (Epic, Cerner) — hospital ads increasingly filter on it.

ATS checks help identify potential compatibility issues, but employers and ATS platforms use different criteria — no template or score can guarantee an outcome.

Writing tips

Ratios and bed counts give clinical scale; without them the reader cannot place your acuity.
Audited numbers (errors, incidence, compliance) are nursing's strongest currency.
Keep certifications current-dated and grouped — expired-looking certs cost interviews.