New Grad Nurse Resume Example
Nurse residency programs want to know which units you trained on and which skills you can already perform. This example of a new BSN graduate presents clinical rotations as real experience, unit by unit, with the license status up front.
The person, contact details and employers are fictitious. Replace them with your own information.
Skills to highlight
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Epic charting
- Patient education
- Wound care
- Teamwork
What makes it work
- List clinical rotations by unit (med-surg, ICU, ED, pediatrics, behavioral health) with hours.
- Give your NCLEX and license status, or the expected date if you apply before results.
- Add BLS and any patient-care job: CNA, patient care tech, unit secretary.
- Name the unit or residency you are applying to and your shift availability.
The full text of this example
Abigail Torres — Registered Nurse, BSN — New Graduate
New graduate RN with a BSN, licensed in Texas in July 2026. Clinical rotations in med-surg, ICU, emergency and pediatrics, plus two years as a patient care tech. Applying to med-surg nurse residency programs.
Experience
- Senior Practicum, Medical-Surgical Unit (144 hours) · Academic Medical Center, Houston, TX (Jan 2026 – Apr 2026)
- Managed a 4-patient assignment independently under preceptor supervision
- Rotations also in ICU, ED, pediatrics and behavioral health
- Patient Care Technician · Community Hospital, Pasadena, TX (Jun 2024 – May 2026)
- Vital signs, blood draws and ECGs for 10–12 patients per shift
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) · State University (2022 – 2026)
Skills
Patient assessment · Medication administration · Epic charting · Patient education · Wound care
Why this example works
The title and summary answer the nurse recruiter’s first question: is she licensed, and since when? The senior practicum is presented as experience, with the patient load she handled on her own and the other units listed.
Two years as a patient care tech show she already knows hospital routines. Medical Spanish is a real plus in Houston. The Banner template, without a photo, stays clean and readable for residency applications.
Keywords to mirror
Applicant tracking systems and recruiters scan for these terms. Reuse the ones that appear in the job posting, word for word.
- New graduate nurse
- Registered nurse
- RN
- BSN
- NCLEX
- Nurse residency
- Med-surg
- Patient assessment
- Epic
- BLS
- Patient care technician
Mistakes to avoid for this role
- Squeezing all clinical rotations into one vague line.
- Leaving out your license status or expected NCLEX date.
- Not saying which unit or residency program you are targeting.
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