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ICU RN with 4 years on a 24-bed medical ICU. Epic Super User. BLS/ACLS current. Zero med errors in 18 months at 5:1 nights.
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Elena Vasquez, RN
Registered Nurse — ICU
Phoenix, AZ · elena.vasquez@email.com · RN 258441 (AZ)
Summary
ICU RN with 4 years on a 24-bed medical ICU. Epic Super User. BLS/ACLS current. Zero med errors in 18 months at 5:1 nights.
Skills
Experience
Registered Nurse, Medical ICU · Desert Ridge Medical Center · 2022 — Present
- Managed 5:1 assignments on 12-hour nights; zero med errors in 18 months.
- Precepted 3 new graduates through 12-week orientation.
- Epic documentation within 15 minutes of rounds for a 24-bed unit.
Staff Nurse, Step-down · Valley Community Hospital · 2021 — 2022
- Cared for 4–5 telemetry patients; taught discharge plans 6–8 times/week.
Education
BSN — Arizona State University, 2021 · BLS, ACLS
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ATS keywords for nurses
- RN license
- BLS
- ACLS
- EHR
- Epic
- patient assessment
- med administration
- ICU
- HIPAA
- care plans
- IV
- triage
Bullet formulas (bad → good)
Skip: Cared for patients.
Write: Managed 5:1 ICU assignments on 12-hour nights; zero med errors in 18 months.
Skip: Used Epic.
Write: Documented assessments in Epic within 15 minutes of rounds for a 24-bed unit.
Skip: Gave medications.
Write: Administered scheduled and PRN meds for 8–10 patients/shift with dual-nurse checks.
Skip: Educated families.
Write: Taught discharge plans to 6–8 families per week; 30-day bounce-back on my pod fell 9%.
Skip: Team player.
Write: Precepted 3 new graduates through 12-week orientation.
Skip: Fast learner.
Write: Completed ACLS and unit-based CRRT training in first 90 days.
What to skip for this role
- A headshot
- Hobby lists
- Expired certifications
- Vague 'provided care'
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FAQs
- What must a nurse resume include?
- License number and state, certifications (BLS/ACLS), unit type, ratios, and EHR. Dates on licenses matter.
- Length?
- One page for new grads; two pages with 5+ years of relevant units.
- Photo?
- Usually no for US hospital ATS. Follow the posting if it is a country that expects a photo.
- GPA?
- New grads can include 3.5+. Experienced RNs skip it.
- GitHub?
- Not relevant. List Epic/Cerner modules instead.
- Projects vs jobs?
- Clinical jobs and precepting first. Quality-improvement projects can sit under experience.
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