Staff Nurse resume examples for 2025

Staff Nurse resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your staff nurse resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Staff Nurse Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Dhruv Johnson

   d.johnson@email.com | 333-111-2222 | www.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-johnson

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   2. Add relevant education to your staff nurse resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Nursing

   85.0%

   Nursing Science

   2.9%

   Business

   1.5%

   Psychology

   1.3%

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   Staff Nurse Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Associate's Degree In Nursing 2005 - 2007

   University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH

   Staff Nurse Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   Bachelor's Degree In Nursing 2015 - 2018

   Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ

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   3. Next, create a staff nurse skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an staff nurse resume

   • CPR Skills.
      

     Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR is a medical procedure that involves chest compression to help a patient breathe. This artificial ventilation helps in keeping the brain function in place and regulates blood throughout the body. CPR is a lifesaving procedure that is used in emergencies.

   • Acute Care Skills.
      

     The branch of secondary healthcare which is responsible for giving short-term care to patients recovering from severe injuries or urgent medical problems is known as acute care. Acute care comprises multiple domains like; emergency care, urgent care, short-term stabilization, pre-hospital care, critical care, and trauma care.

   • Telemetry Skills.
      

     A telemetry is a process of automatically monitoring and recording vital conditions like the blood pressure, heart rhythm, and oxygen saturation of a patient, particularly those in the Intensive Care Unit or ICU critical condition. It is where the information gathered to report as a basis for a doctor's findings.

   • Infection Control Skills.
      

     Infection control describes the principles and practices used in hospitals and other healthcare facilities to control and minimize the spread of infections with the aim of lowering rates of infection. Infection control refers to the process of detecting and controlling pathogens in order to reduce their spread.

   Top Skills for a Staff Nurse

   Patients, 28.0%
   BLS, 8.9%
   CPR, 5.8%
   Acls, 4.5%
   Other Skills, 52.8%
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   4. List your staff nurse experience

   The most important part of any resume for a staff nurse is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of staff nurses" and "Managed a team of 6 staff nurses over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

   What experience really stands out on Staff Nurse resumes?

   Dr. Nicole Bell-Rogers

   Assistant Professor, Delaware State University

   Experiences where graduates have had prior healthcare experience, and training is a plus to employers. Employers want to see down-to-earth graduates who know how to clinically reason and multi-task with safety as a priority!

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   Work History Example # 1

   Surgical Nurse

   Oregon Health & Science University

   • Planned, coordinated, and conducted New Graduate RN Program.
   • Shifted practice to Doernbechers Children Hospital when free standing facilty built.
   • Maintained Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certification Patient education on medication injection, central line care, dietary requirements and medication instructions
   • Coordinated and conducted citywide programs for critical care, ACLS and PALS.
   • Promoted team effort when working with dispatch center, external public safety agencies and health care providers.

   Work History Example # 2

   Licensed Practical Nurse Staff Nurse

   United Parcel Service

   • Evaluated patients presenting with: dementia, and acute injuries such as, broken bones and pnemonia.
   • Learned importance of proper communication between care giver team.
   • Provided clinical supervision to RN, LPN, MA, EMT and Peer Support staff.
   • Attended to patients as -go to person- with daily assessment from Day 1 until their decision to treat or return home.
   • Educated patients and families regarding their concerns.

   Work History Example # 3

   Registered Nurse Med/Surg

   Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services

   • Assumed preceptor role for student externs, new hires and nursing students.
   • Collaborated with healthcare providers involved on patient's care.
   • Worked as a floating resource RN for all medical floors including diabetic, respiratory, rehabilitation, and women's units.
   • Provided direct patient care to medical -surgical, telemetry, Intensive care, pre-operative, post-operative and post-partum patients.
   • Initiated group supervision of mental health workers, resulting in in a stronger commitment to patient care and less behavioral problems.

   Work History Example # 4

   Licensed Vocational Nurse Staff Nurse

   Grant Medical

   • Provided patient care as a staff Cardiovascular/Telemetry RN.
   • Worked as teams in (hallways) with RN's, LPN's and Tech.
   • Provided training throughout the hospital and Train the Trainer certification obtained.
   • Experienced to meet the complex physical and psychosocial needs of oncology patients during the pre- and post-operative period.
   • Performed basic physical assessments of newborns/infants as well as postpartum patients.

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   5. Highlight staff nurse certifications on your resume

   Specific staff nurse certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your staff nurse resume:

   1. Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
   2. Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
   3. Basic Life Support (BLS)
   4. Family Nurse Practitioner
   5. Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP)
   6. Certified Nurse Technician (CNT)
   7. Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC)
   8. Adult, Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Nurses (CCRN)
   9. Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN)
   10. Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)

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   6. Finally, add an staff nurse resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your staff nurse resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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