CV example
Nurse CV example
By the JobberNest team · Reviewed 3 November 2026
A nursing CV has to answer one question fast: are you licensed, and for what? Put your registration (RN, RM, or both) and your Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria licence status at the top, then show the wards and patient groups you know.
If you are applying abroad, the same CV works with two changes: add your English test result and any overseas registration in progress (for example, the NMC in the UK), and drop personal details such as age, religion and state of origin.
Nurse CV sample
Blessing Adeyemi
Registered Nurse and Midwife (RN, RM)
Ibadan · blessing.adeyemi@example.com · 0805 000 0000
Profile
Registered nurse and midwife with five years in a 400-bed teaching hospital, three of them on a busy medical ward. I care for up to eight patients per shift, lead the night shift twice a week, and train newly posted nurses on medication rounds and documentation.
Experience
Nursing Officer I · A teaching hospital, Ibadan
Jan 2022 – present
- Care for six to eight adult medical patients per shift, including diabetic, renal and stroke patients.
- Lead the night shift two nights a week: allocation, handover and escalation to the on-call doctor.
- Introduced a pressure-area turning chart on the ward; new pressure sores fell over the following six months, as recorded in the ward's audit.
- Mentor newly posted nurses on safe medication administration and nursing documentation.
Nursing Officer II · Same hospital, Labour Ward
Oct 2020 – Dec 2021
- Managed normal deliveries and supported obstetricians in emergency caesarean sections.
- Ran antenatal health talks for groups of 20 to 30 women each week.
Education
B.N.Sc. Nursing Science · University of Ibadan
2014 – 2019
Registered Midwife · A school of midwifery, Ibadan
2020
Skills
Adult medical nursing · Midwifery · Medication administration · IV cannulation · Wound care · Patient documentation · Infection prevention and control · Patient education
Licences and certificates
- NMCN licence: RN and RM, current
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 2025
- IELTS Academic, overall 7.5 (2025)
What recruiters look for
- Your registration and licence status, stated plainly.
- The wards, units and patient groups you have worked with.
- Patient load per shift and any shift-lead responsibility.
- Certificates in date: BLS, ACLS, and any specialist courses.
- For overseas jobs: English test results and overseas registration progress.
Profile examples
Newly registered nurse (RN) with internship rotations across medical, surgical, paediatric and A&E units at a federal teaching hospital. Safe with medication rounds, observations and documentation, and keen to specialise in critical care.
RN and RM with five years in a teaching hospital, leading the night shift on a 30-bed medical ward and mentoring new nurses.
Registered nurse with six years' acute medical experience, IELTS 7.5 and NMC (UK) application in progress, seeking a band 5 role on an adult medical ward.
Achievement bullets you can adapt
Change the numbers and details to match what you actually did. If you don't have a number, describe the result plainly.
- Cared for six to eight adult medical patients per shift.
- Led the night shift on a 30-bed ward two nights a week.
- Introduced a turning chart that reduced new pressure sores on the ward.
- Mentored eleven newly posted nurses in two years.
- Ran weekly antenatal health talks for groups of 20 to 30 women.
Skills to include
Clinical
- Observations and early warning scores
- Medication administration
- IV cannulation
- Catheterisation
- Wound care
- Infection control
Specialist
- Midwifery
- Critical care
- Paediatrics
- Theatre
- Emergency care
Personal
- Calm under pressure
- Clear handovers
- Teaching patients and families
Tips for a stronger nurse CV
- 1
State your licence first
Write "RN, RM, NMCN licence current" in the headline or the first line. A recruiter who can't see it quickly may move on.
- 2
Be specific about the setting
"Nurse at a hospital" is weak. "Medical ward, 30 beds, teaching hospital" tells the reader exactly what you can handle.
- 3
Never share patient details
Describe the type of patient and the care, never names or anything that identifies a person.
- 4
For abroad, remove personal details
UK, US and Canadian employers don't want age, marital status, religion or state of origin, and some must ignore CVs that include them.
Questions people ask
Should I include my licence number?
You can give it if the advert asks. Otherwise, "NMCN licence current" is enough; employers verify it at offer stage.
How long should a nursing CV be?
Two pages for most nurses. Newly qualified nurses can fit on one.
Do I list every clinical rotation?
Only as a newly qualified nurse. After a year or two, list the wards you worked on as staff.