Nurse resume prompt: licenses, clinical skills and outcomes in one page
Nurse managers and hospital ATS systems look for the same things first: license, certifications, specialty and unit type. This prompt has your todo.is agent put those up front, then write clinical bullets with patient ratios, outcomes and the EHR you used, matched to the posting.
The prompt
- Write my registered nurse resume for this posting: [JOB POSTING LINK]. Name [YOUR NAME, CREDENTIALS], [CITY, STATE], [PHONE AND EMAIL]. License: [LICENSE TYPE, STATE AND NUMBER OR "ACTIVE"]. Certifications: [BLS, ACLS, PALS, CCRN OR OTHERS WITH EXPIRY]. Experience: [PASTE RESUME OR LIST HOSPITALS, UNITS, DATES, BED COUNT AND PATIENT RATIO]. Put Licenses & Certifications right under the summary. For each job, name the unit type, patient population and ratio, then 3 to 5 bullets with clinical skills and outcomes (falls, HAPI, patient satisfaction, precepting). Name the EHR (Epic, Cerner, Meditech). One page, ATS-friendly, Word file and PDF.
What to change
- [JOB POSTING LINK]: The hospital or agency job link, or paste the description.
- [YOUR NAME, CREDENTIALS]: For example "Maria Lopez, BSN, RN".
- [CITY, STATE]: Where you live, or "open to relocation" or "travel nurse".
- [PHONE AND EMAIL]: Contact details recruiters can reach quickly.
- [LICENSE TYPE, STATE AND NUMBER OR "ACTIVE"]: For example "RN, Texas, compact (NLC) multistate". Many nurses write "active" instead of the number.
- [BLS, ACLS, PALS, CCRN OR OTHERS WITH EXPIRY]: List each certification and its expiry month, like "ACLS (AHA), exp. 05/2027".
- [PASTE RESUME OR LIST HOSPITALS, UNITS, DATES, BED COUNT AND PATIENT RATIO]: Paste or attach your current resume. Include clinicals if you are a new grad.
Example result
- Maria Lopez, BSN, RN
- San Antonio, TX · (210) 555-0142 · maria.lopez.rn@email.com
- Summary
- Registered nurse with 4 years on a 32-bed medical-surgical unit. Skilled in post-op care, wound care and patient education. Charge nurse on nights and preceptor for 6 new graduates.
- Licenses & Certifications
- • RN, Texas, multistate (NLC compact), active
- • BLS and ACLS, American Heart Association, exp. 05/2027
- • Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN), exp. 2028
- Experience
- Registered Nurse, Med-Surg, Mission Valley Hospital · 2021 – today
- 32-bed unit, adult post-surgical and medical patients, 1:5 ratio
- • Deliver care for 5 to 6 patients per shift: assessments, IV therapy, medication administration, wound and drain care
- • Charge nurse 2 nights a week: bed flow, staffing and rapid response coordination
- • Led the unit’s hourly rounding pilot that helped cut patient falls by 30% in one year
- • Precepted 6 new graduate RNs; all completed orientation on time
- • Documented in Epic, including care plans, MAR and discharge teaching
- Nurse Extern, Mission Valley Hospital · 2020 – 2021
- • Supported RNs on a telemetry unit with vitals, ADLs, glucose checks and EKG strips
- Clinical Skills
- Post-operative care · Wound and ostomy care · IV insertion and management · Telemetry monitoring · Sepsis protocol · Patient and family education · Epic EHR
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of the Incarnate Word · 2021
How to do it with todo.is
- Copy the prompt and fill in your license, certifications and units in the [brackets].
- Paste it in todo.is (Today screen) or text it to your agent on WhatsApp. Attach your old resume or certification cards if easier.
- Your agent reads the posting and writes a nursing resume with credentials first.
- Download the Word and PDF files. Send the next posting and ask for a version for that unit.
Tips for a better result
- Write your unit type, bed count and patient ratio under each job. It tells a nurse manager your workload in one line.
- List certification expiry dates. Recruiters check them, and an expired BLS can stall an offer.
- New grads: put clinical rotations in their own section with the unit and hours, and add your capstone or preceptorship.
- Use the posting’s exact specialty words (for example "telemetry", "step-down", "L&D") where they match your real experience.
- Your agent remembers your license and certifications, so later versions only need the new job link.
nurse resume: FAQ
- How long should a nurse resume be? One page for most staff nurses and new grads. Two pages are fine for nurses with 10 or more years, several specialties or leadership roles.
- Should I put my nursing license number on my resume? It is optional. Many nurses write the license type, state and "active" or "compact", and give the number when the employer asks for it during the application.
- What certifications should a nurse list? List BLS and any required ones like ACLS or PALS first, then specialty certifications such as CCRN, CEN or CMSRN, with expiry dates.
- How do I write a new grad nurse resume? Lead with your license or NCLEX date, then clinical rotations with unit names and hours, your preceptorship and any healthcare jobs like CNA or nurse extern.
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