Nursing: Guides and Advice

Steve Zimmerman

Lead a registered nurse resume with your license status and certifications, then describe each nursing job by unit, patients and results. New graduates list their preceptorship and clinical rotations as experience and write an objective; experienced nurses write a summary with their specialty and a result. Use the posting’s exact clinical and EHR terms for skills you have, keep the layout simple, and check your state board of nursing for licensing rules.

Damon Alexander

Steps from RN licensure and two years of specialty experience to 13-week agency contracts, how the Nurse Licensure Compact works, and travel nurse pay averaging $125,432 with tax-free stipends.

Damon Alexander

The six-step path from BSN and RN licensure to an MSN or DNP, national certification, and state licensure, plus 35% projected job growth and population specialties like FNP and PMHNP.

Damon Alexander

The clinical and interpersonal skills hospitals want from med surg nurses, how to list six to ten of them in a resume skills section, and STAR-model answers for interviews.