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This page shows a full Registered Nurse resume, marked up with what a hiring manager reads each section for.

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New York

The example

A registered nurse resume, marked up.

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Alicia Moreno

Registered Nurse — Medical-Surgical and Step-Down

Phoenix, Arizona

Professional Summary

Registered nurse with eight years across medical-surgical and step-down units, currently charge nurse on nights. Precepts new graduates through the unit residency and sits on the shared governance council.

Experience

Registered Nurse, Step-Down Unit

Desert Valley Medical Center • Phoenix, AZ

Aug 2021 - Present

  • Care for a four-patient assignment on a twenty-eight bed step-down unit, with a mix of post-surgical and cardiac drips.
  • Charge nurse on nights, running assignments and admission flow for the unit.
  • Rewrote the handoff sheet so the oncoming nurse gets drip titration and code status in the same place.

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical

Saguaro Regional Hospital • Mesa, AZ

Jun 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Medical-surgical floor with a five-patient assignment.
  • Joined the falls reduction committee and ran the hourly rounding audit that came out of it.
  • Supported floor staff through the first month on a new electronic record.

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing • Nursing

Aug 2014 - May 2018

Skills

Medical-surgical nursingStep-down and progressive careCardiac drip titrationCharge nurse responsibilitiesNew graduate preceptingPatient handoff communicationElectronic health record documentationFalls preventionShared governance participation

Certifications

Arizona Registered Nurse License, Multistate

Arizona State Board of Nursing

Jun 2018

Progressive Care Certified Nurse

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Sep 2022

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

American Heart Association

Apr 2024

Before you apply

What healthcare hiring managers look for

A manager hiring a Registered Nurse reads for acuity and independence, in that order. Naming the unit type and the patient load does more than listing every skill checked off in orientation.

There are 52,264 open Registered Nurse roles, concentrated in New York.

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Common questions

Writing a registered nurse resume.

Unit type, patient load, and the certifications a posting screens on. Open Registered Nurse roles on the board right now: 52,264.

No. State and compact status is enough for a Registered Nurse; the number itself is verified at offer.

The license line does, because compact status differs by state. Lead with the state that issued yours, since many Registered Nurse postings sit in New York.