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Nursing resume builder and nurse resume template
A nursing resume lists your credentials after your name in ANCC's order (degree, license, then board certifications, as in “BSN, RN, CEN”), then education, licenses and certifications with expiry dates, clinical rotations or experience by unit, and skills, on one page for a new nurse. Fill in the form below and it builds that resume as you type, ready to print as a PDF.
By NurseComforts Editors · Updated November 5, 2026 · Sources checked November 5, 2026 · Runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded
This is a fictional sample. Type over any field, or press Start blank, and the resume below rebuilds as you go.
1. Name and contact
Sets the headline and highlights matching certifications below.
Leave blank for "New Graduate Registered Nurse · Medical-Surgical".
A full street address is optional; the SMC guide treats it as sensitive.
2. License
Sensitive: include it only on copies you send directly to an employer.
3. Certifications
Written exactly as you type them, e.g. a course card with its issuer and expiry.
4. Education
The SMC guide suggests listing it only at 3.5 or higher.
5. Clinical rotations
6. Experience
7. Skills
In the print dialog choose “Save as PDF” and name the file after yourself (the SMC guide's advice). Everything runs in your browser; your draft is kept in this browser only and nothing is uploaded.
Your resume
Jordan Rivera, BSN, RN
New Graduate Registered Nurse · Medical-Surgical
Austin, TX | (555) 010-2345 | jordan.rivera@example.com
SUMMARY
New graduate registered nurse with clinical rotations in medical-surgical, pediatric and behavioral health units, seeking a med-surg residency on 12-hour shifts.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)May 2026
Example State University School of Nursing, Austin, TX
Dean's List, 4 semesters
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
- Registered Nurse (RN), Texas · Multistate (Nurse Licensure Compact) license
- BLS (Basic Life Support), American Heart Association · Expires 06/2028
CLINICAL ROTATIONS
Medical-Surgical (capstone preceptorship), Sample Regional Medical CenterSpring 2026 · 135 hours
Pediatrics, Sample Children's HospitalFall 2025 · 90 hours
Behavioral Health, Sample Behavioral Health CenterSpring 2025 · 90 hours
EXPERIENCE
Patient Care Technician, TelemetryJun 2024 – Present
Sample Regional Medical Center, Austin, TX
Part-time, 12-hour nights
- Recorded vital signs and intake/output for assigned patients and reported changes to the charge nurse
- Documented care in Epic
- Assisted with ambulation, repositioning and fall-prevention checks
SKILLS
Electronic health records: Epic
Clinical: Head-to-toe assessment, medication administration, IV insertion (supervised), wound care, patient education
Languages: Spanish (conversational)
A formatting tool, not career advice: it does not write your experience for you, and no layout guarantees an interview. Where an employer or application asks for something different, follow them.
Nursing resume format, section by section
What goes in each section, as Santa Monica College's nursing resume guide describes it, and where the builder places it in each layout. Within every section entries run newest first. The experienced layout moves work history above education, applying the guide's rule to put your most important information at the top.
| Section | What goes in it | New grad order | Experienced order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heading | Name in a larger size, city and state, phone, a professional email, and LinkedIn only if it is current. | Top | Top |
| Summary | Two or three lines naming the role or unit you want. Optional. | 1 | 1 |
| Education | Full degree name, school, city and state, graduation month and year; GPA only at 3.5 or higher; honors. | 2 | 4 |
| Licenses & Certifications | License and state (or NCLEX test date), then each certification with its issuer and expiry date. | 3 | 2 |
| Clinical Rotations | Unit, facility, term and hours for each rotation, or a detailed clinical-experience entry instead. | 4 | Not shown |
| Experience | Title, organization, city and state, start and end month and year, then accomplishment bullets. | 5 | 3 |
| Skills | Technical skills such as the EHR you have charted in, clinical skills, and languages with proficiency. | 6 | 5 |
The same guide suggests one page for a new professional, a readable 10 to 12 point font, no photos or personal data such as birthdate, and a PDF named with your first and last name.
How to list nursing credentials after your name
The American Nurses Credentialing Center gives a preferred order. The builder follows it: your highest nursing degree, your license once you hold it, then any board certifications you tick, in the order you tick them.
| # | Credential type | Examples | ANCC note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highest earned degree | DNP, MSN, BSN, ADN | Comes first because ANCC calls it the permanent credential. With a doctorate and a master's, ANCC says to omit the bachelor's. |
| 2 | Licensure | RN, LPN | Required to practice. |
| 3 | State designations or requirements | APRN, NP, CNS | Authority to practice at a more advanced level in that state. |
| 4 | National certifications | MEDSURG-BC, FNP-BC, CEN, CCRN | Awarded by accredited certifying bodies. ANCC: list several in order of relevance or most recent first. |
| 5 | Awards and honors | FAAN | Always voluntary. |
| 6 | Other recognition | EMT (a non-nursing certification) | Non-nursing certifications always go last. |
Examples: Jordan Rivera, BSN, RN · Jordan Rivera, BSN, RN, CEN · Jordan Rivera, MSN, RN, CCRN. ANCC notes that on legal documents you use what your state requires, and that journals may order credentials their own way.
Nursing certifications in the builder
Course cards (BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP) are listed with their issuer and expiry in the certifications section. Board certifications are listed there too, and also follow your name.
| Credential | Name | Awarded by | After your name? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLS | Basic Life Support | American Heart Association | No, certifications section |
| ACLS | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support | American Heart Association | No, certifications section |
| PALS | Pediatric Advanced Life Support | American Heart Association | No, certifications section |
| NRP | Neonatal Resuscitation Program | American Academy of Pediatrics | No, certifications section |
| CEN | Certified Emergency Nurse | Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) | Yes, board certification |
| CCRN | CCRN (Adult), acute and critical care | American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) | Yes, board certification |
| PCCN | PCCN (Adult), progressive care | American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) | Yes, board certification |
| CNOR | Certified Perioperative Nurse | Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) | Yes, board certification |
| MEDSURG-BC | Medical-Surgical Nursing-Board Certified | American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | Yes, board certification |
Each certifying body sets its own eligibility; AACN, for example, requires a current, unencumbered RN or APRN license for CCRN and PCCN. Hold a credential before you list it.
Plain-text nursing resume template
The sample above as plain text, the shape the builder's Copy button produces for pasting into an online application. Every name and facility in it is fictional.
Jordan Rivera, BSN, RN New Graduate Registered Nurse · Medical-Surgical Austin, TX | (555) 010-2345 | jordan.rivera@example.com SUMMARY New graduate registered nurse with clinical rotations in medical-surgical, pediatric and behavioral health units, seeking a med-surg residency on 12-hour shifts. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) | May 2026 Example State University School of Nursing, Austin, TX Dean's List, 4 semesters LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS - Registered Nurse (RN), Texas · Multistate (Nurse Licensure Compact) license - BLS (Basic Life Support), American Heart Association · Expires 06/2028 CLINICAL ROTATIONS - Medical-Surgical (capstone preceptorship) | Sample Regional Medical Center | Spring 2026 | 135 hours - Pediatrics | Sample Children's Hospital | Fall 2025 | 90 hours - Behavioral Health | Sample Behavioral Health Center | Spring 2025 | 90 hours EXPERIENCE Patient Care Technician, Telemetry | Jun 2024 – Present Sample Regional Medical Center, Austin, TX Part-time, 12-hour nights - Recorded vital signs and intake/output for assigned patients and reported changes to the charge nurse - Documented care in Epic - Assisted with ambulation, repositioning and fall-prevention checks SKILLS Electronic health records: Epic Clinical: Head-to-toe assessment, medication administration, IV insertion (supervised), wound care, patient education Languages: Spanish (conversational)
How this resume builder works
- The name line is built in ANCC's order: highest degree you pick, then your license type once you mark it licensed, then the board certifications you tick. A pending license (NCLEX not yet passed) shows as a test date in the licenses section, never after your name.
- The license line reads license, state, “Multistate (Nurse Licensure Compact) license” if you tick it, and the number and expiry only if you enter them.
- New grad layout: summary, education, licenses and certifications, clinical rotations, experience, skills. Experienced layout: summary, licenses and certifications, experience, education, skills. Empty sections are left out.
- Print uses your browser's own dialog with only the resume on the page; Copy and Download produce the plain-text version shown above.
- Your entries never leave your device. A draft is kept in this browser's local storage so it survives a reload; Show sample clears it.
Landing the job? The new-grad gear list
Three of the “buy now” picks from our gear for new grad nurses page, which also says what to wait on until orientation. The full checklist is in the nurse essentials list, and the shoe size converter helps when your first-paycheck shoe is a brand you have not worn.
Cooperwin
Cooperwin Trifold Clipboard
A new grad's brain sheet is longer than an experienced nurse's, because you are still writing down what they hold in their head. Three panels is the right amount of paper real estate for that stage, and it closes over patient names.
Specialist ID
Specialist ID RN Badge Buddy
Under six dollars to stop being mistaken for a student. It is the cheapest item on this page and the one new grads mention most often as an unexpected relief.
Nursing resume FAQ
What is the best format for a nursing resume?
A reverse-chronological resume with your name and contact details, then education, licenses and certifications, clinical rotations, experience and skills. Santa Monica College's nursing resume guide puts clinical rotations near the top for students and new graduates and suggests one page for a new professional.
How do you list nursing credentials after your name on a resume?
ANCC's preferred order is highest earned degree, licensure, state designations, national certifications, awards and honors, then other recognition, for example Jordan Rivera, BSN, RN, CEN. ANCC says that with a doctorate and a master's you omit the bachelor's.
Should I put my nursing license number on my resume?
It is optional. Santa Monica College's guide calls the license number sensitive and suggests including it only when you send your resume through a trusted channel, such as directly to a hospital, rather than posting it publicly.
How do new grad nurses list clinical rotations on a resume?
List each rotation's unit, facility, term and hours toward the top of the resume, or describe them in more detail as clinical experience with bullet points, but not both. Santa Monica College's guide says to check whether the employer wants every rotation and total hours.
Do BLS and ACLS go on a nursing resume?
Yes, in the certifications and licenses section with the issuer and expiry date, as in Santa Monica College's example (BLS, American Heart Association, with an expiry). They are course cards, so this builder does not add them after your name; board certifications such as CEN or CCRN go there.
How do I show a multistate compact nursing license on a resume?
Name the license and your home state, then say it is multistate. Per the Nurse Licensure Compact, a multistate license is issued in your primary state of residence and recognized in other NLC states, so the state on it is your home state.
Sources
- ANCC — How to Display Your Credentials — The preferred order of credentials after a nurse's name, and the rules for more than one degree or certification.
- Santa Monica College Career Services — Resume Resource for Pre-Nursing and Nursing Students (PDF) — Section-by-section guidance: heading, education, certifications and licensures with expiry dates, clinical rotations with hours, skills, experience, one page, PDF export.
- Nurse Licensure Compact — How it Works — What a multistate license is: issued in your primary state of residence and recognised in other NLC states.
- BCEN — CEN Certification for Emergency Nurses — Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), awarded by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing.
- AACN — CCRN (Adult) certification — AACN's specialty certification for nurses caring for acutely or critically ill adults; requires a current, unencumbered RN or APRN license.
- AACN — PCCN (Adult) certification — AACN's specialty certification for nurses caring for acutely ill adults in intermediate care, stepdown, telemetry and similar settings.
- Competency & Credentialing Institute — CNOR — Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR), awarded by CCI.
- American Academy of Pediatrics — Neonatal Resuscitation Program — The NRP course for healthcare professionals who care for newborns at delivery.
Last checked: November 5, 2026. BLS, ACLS and PALS names and issuer are as printed in the Santa Monica College guide's example.